Making space for graduate student parents: Practice and politics

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 435-457

  Springer, Kristen W ^a   Parker, Brenda K ^b   Leviten Reid, Catherine ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family friendly; Graduate student parents; Parental support policies; University policies; Women in academia

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849163804     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X08329293     Document Type: Article

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