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Identifying the challenges faced by working single mothers in Kuala Lumpur: the reasons for their non-participation in assistance programmes

This paper reports the findings of a research, which studies the challenges faced by working single mothers; and the reasons for their non-participation in financial assistance programmes. Four working single mothers ranged in age from 40 to 67 were interviewed to gather in-depth information on the...

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Main Authors: Abdul Rahman, Shukran, Zambri, Madzwin Ansari
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Published: International Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Technology 2017
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BF636 Applied psychology
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spelling my.iium.irep.582742018-01-12T07:39:05Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/58274/ Identifying the challenges faced by working single mothers in Kuala Lumpur: the reasons for their non-participation in assistance programmes Abdul Rahman, Shukran Zambri, Madzwin Ansari BF636 Applied psychology This paper reports the findings of a research, which studies the challenges faced by working single mothers; and the reasons for their non-participation in financial assistance programmes. Four working single mothers ranged in age from 40 to 67 were interviewed to gather in-depth information on the challenges and reasons. Their challenges include financial and time constraints; lack of knowledge and skills; social stigma; lack of childcare facilities and strict working hours. Despite the availability of assistance programmes, they did not participate, because of their negative experiences; and negative perceptions towards assistance-providing agencies. Interventions are recommended for relevant authorities and agencies to boost the images of the assistance-providing agencies; to increase the awareness and level of trust of the public on the assistance programmes providers. International Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Technology 2017-06 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/58274/1/IJHSS%20-%20Identifying%20the%20Challenges%20faced%20by%20Working-2.pdf Abdul Rahman, Shukran and Zambri, Madzwin Ansari (2017) Identifying the challenges faced by working single mothers in Kuala Lumpur: the reasons for their non-participation in assistance programmes. International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 6 (4 (Jun-Jul)). pp. 53-62. ISSN 2319-393X http://www.iaset.us/view_archives.php?year=2017&id=72&jtype=2&page=3
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Identifying the challenges faced by working single mothers in Kuala Lumpur: the reasons for their non-participation in assistance programmes
description This paper reports the findings of a research, which studies the challenges faced by working single mothers; and the reasons for their non-participation in financial assistance programmes. Four working single mothers ranged in age from 40 to 67 were interviewed to gather in-depth information on the challenges and reasons. Their challenges include financial and time constraints; lack of knowledge and skills; social stigma; lack of childcare facilities and strict working hours. Despite the availability of assistance programmes, they did not participate, because of their negative experiences; and negative perceptions towards assistance-providing agencies. Interventions are recommended for relevant authorities and agencies to boost the images of the assistance-providing agencies; to increase the awareness and level of trust of the public on the assistance programmes providers.
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title Identifying the challenges faced by working single mothers in Kuala Lumpur: the reasons for their non-participation in assistance programmes
title_short Identifying the challenges faced by working single mothers in Kuala Lumpur: the reasons for their non-participation in assistance programmes
title_full Identifying the challenges faced by working single mothers in Kuala Lumpur: the reasons for their non-participation in assistance programmes
title_fullStr Identifying the challenges faced by working single mothers in Kuala Lumpur: the reasons for their non-participation in assistance programmes
title_full_unstemmed Identifying the challenges faced by working single mothers in Kuala Lumpur: the reasons for their non-participation in assistance programmes
title_sort identifying the challenges faced by working single mothers in kuala lumpur: the reasons for their non-participation in assistance programmes
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