Abstract
This paper outlines the research process undertaken when using a small-scale qualitative study to explore the experiences of mothers in the tertiary education sector as they combine their working lives with their mothering. It explores the context for the research and reviews the literature surrounding mothers working in education, feminist policy analysis and feminist motherhood research. The use of Matricentric Feminism and Critical Realism to provide a theoretical framework to the study is discussed, along with an explanation of how the two differing theories may be combined to create a novel analytical framework. The paper explains the methods used within a feminist methodology and a discussion of the methods of data analysis used is undertaken. It then concludes by suggesting how all these can combine to allow for an explanation of how policies are experienced by the mothers in the study and how changes could be made to improve this experience.
Keywords
Motherhood, Feminism, Critical Realism, Education
How to Cite
Quashie, P., (2024) “Family Friendly? A Matrifocal Critical Realist exploration of mothers’ experiences of parent focused policies in Sixth Form & FE Colleges”, Fields: journal of Huddersfield student research 2(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.5920/fields.1441
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