What about the Dads: A Case Study of Young Fathers of Babies Born to Adolescent Mothers

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dc.contributor.advisorBrazer, S. David
dc.contributor.authorScholl, Marilyn Faris
dc.creatorScholl, Marilyn Faris
dc.date2012-08-20
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-17T15:52:48Z
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dc.date.available2013-01-17T15:52:48Z
dc.date.issued2013-01-17
dc.description.abstractAdolescent pregnancy remains a persistent societal problem. Both teenage mothers and the fathers of their babies are unprepared for parenthood and often drop out of school, take low-paying jobs, and never complete their education. Fathers of babies born to adolescent mothers are a critical but often forgotten component of the adolescent pregnancy picture. Few programs exist, either in Virginia or in other states, for fathers of babies born to adolescent mothers. This dissertation focuses on young males, aged 17 to 21 years, who fathered a child with an adolescent mother and participated in a five-year, grant-funded fatherhood program that operated from 2003 to 2007 in Arlington, Virginia, called the Caring Equation. Research on fathers of babies born to adolescent mothers may assist educational leaders to better serve young fathers, their children, and families begun when the mother was an adolescent. What these males share may provide a broader understanding of young fathers.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/7987
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectFatherhood
dc.subjectFather involvement
dc.subjectAdolescent parents
dc.subjectTeenage pregnancy
dc.subjectYoung fathers
dc.subjectEducating school-age parents
dc.titleWhat about the Dads: A Case Study of Young Fathers of Babies Born to Adolescent Mothers
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineEducation
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.namePhD in Education

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