Women Studying Childcare

by Hazel R. Wright

"Most studies of adult education align it with life change, but this research-based book tells a different story. It reveals how mature women who are training to work in childcare within the voluntary sector seek continuity in their lives. They engage with activities that connect aspects of their family, workplace and educational experience, and thus construct a sense of personal identity through these linkages. Drawing on data from 150 students enrolled over ten years on a diploma course in an FE college, Hazel Wright uses the women's biographical narratives to capture new theoretical...