Program
Teaching M.A.
Year Approved
2020
First Advisor
Farrington, Karin
Abstract
The homelife of an adolescent has a profound impact on their ability to find success in school. Students who come from a family that is made up of a single parent, divorced parents, homelessness, and some other non-traditional family configurations are more likely to be unsuccessful in school and develop unwanted psychological adjustments. This research explores how a student’s homelife affects their success in school from the views of both a traditional and non-traditional family type. It also focuses on the impact that teachers and school communities can have on a student’s success, regardless of their upbringing. Through this research, it is hoped that teachers will be able to provide a more equitable education for students from a non-traditional homelife who may not be given the same head start that many of their peers from traditional family experience.
Degree Name
Teaching M.A.
Document Type
Masterʼs thesis
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Umland, A. T. (2020). The Impact That Student’s Homelife Have on Their Ability to Achieve Success in School [Masterʼs thesis, Bethel University]. Spark Repository. https://spark.bethel.edu/etd/632