"I wanna have a good future": Teen mothers' rise in educational aspirations, competing demands, and limited school support

Youth and Society

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 348-371

  SmithBattle, Lee ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent mothers; Educational policy; High risk students; School age mothers; Title IX

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846911021     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X06287962     Document Type: Article

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