“Parents in the classroom – How can we support students with children in higher education?” – Webinar presentation
January 30, 2025
As part of the webinar, we will present our Erasmus+ project 2023-1-HU01-KA220-HED-000156058 “Supporting inclusive learning environments – strategies for supporting students with children in higher education,” which is being implemented with the support of the European Union as a major higher education project under the Erasmus+ program.
Partners:
- Károli Gáspár Reformed University
- Komáromi Selye János University
- II. Rákóczi Ferenc Carpathian Hungarian College
- Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania
Webinar program
Research results – Bálint Duráczky, research leader
“Family-friendly approaches in Europe and Hungary – best practices from local governments, companies and higher education” – Kinga Joó, Vice President, European Large Families Confederation (ELFAC)
The role of NOE in higher education – Gábor Herbert, President, National Association of Large Families (NOE)
About the project
The main objective of the project is to reduce the barriers faced by students with children in higher education institutions. The partnership project creates an inclusive approach for universities that enables the integration of the target group into higher education activities. Within the framework of the program, the partnership considers the development of family-friendly higher education systems to be its top priority, with a particular focus on increasing the access, participation, and completion rates of disadvantaged students.
With the comprehensive resources created as a result of the project and their use, the partnership aims to implement inclusive, family-friendly curricula and practices in the participating higher education institutions.
Comprehensive focus group research will be carried out within the institutional framework of the partner organizations. Two research documents will explore the challenges families face in university life and the skills teachers need to respond to these challenges. Based on the research results, a toolkit will be compiled to provide guidance and methodological tools for teachers to support students with families in higher education institutions.
Although there has been some delay compared to the original plan, the research activities, which began in February-March 2024, are now proceeding according to the original schedule for the fall of 2024. As a result of the focus group research activities, a toolkit was completed by September 2024, based on information gathered during focus group interviews with higher education students with families and children, with the aim of helping institutions, and educators in particular, to understand and effectively support students raising children, thereby contributing to the creation of more flexible and inclusive higher education environments.