A regulative proposal of student-life balance in Higher Eduacation

Authors

  • Amparo Alonso-Sanz Miembro del Instituto de Creatividad e Innovaciones Educativas y del Departamento de Didáctica de la Expresión Musical, Plástica y Corporal (Facultat de Magisteri). Universitat de València.
  • Marcos Jesús Iglesias Martínez Miembro del Instituto Universitario de Estudios de Género y del Departamento de Didáctica General y Didácticas Específicas (Facultad de Educación). Universidad de Alicante.
  • Inés Lozano Cabezas Miembro del Instituto Universitario de Estudios de Género y del Departamento de Didáctica General y Didácticas Específicas (Facultad de Educación). Universidad de Alicante.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/re&d.v0i13.15501

Keywords:

High Education, study-life balance, pregnant and parenting students on campus, family-friendly university

Abstract

The student-life balance is the right that guarantees the equilibrium between ensuring the fulfillment of academic obligations and family responsibilities. In the current university curricula, the requirement to fulfill a certain number of classroom credits and other measures implemented by the European Space of Superior Education, pose a problem for students who need to reconcile parenthood with their training.

In this research, we use a qualitative methodology based on the analysis of documentary content. We review the different international studies that investigate the resources, policies and lines of action that enable this balance in the context of Higher Education. And we discuss the information contained in the websites of various national and international universities. The results show that Spanish universities do not offer policies or concrete actions, highlighting the absence of a legal framework to support and ensure the student-life balance at university. To conclude, we propose some regulatory measures, as genuine equal options, to avoid discriminatory situations

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Published

2016-03-31

How to Cite

Alonso-Sanz, A., Iglesias Martínez, M. J., & Lozano Cabezas, I. (2016). A regulative proposal of student-life balance in Higher Eduacation. Education and Law Review, (13). https://doi.org/10.1344/re&d.v0i13.15501

Issue

No. 13 (2016): Las agencias de garantía de calidad en la enseñanza superior: ENQA y modelos de agencias en España (1)

Section

Research, studies and relevant reports

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