Unfit subjects Educational policy and the teen mother

Wanda Pillow presents a critical analysis of federal law and polciy towards pregnant teens, representations of teen pregnancy in popular culture and educational policy assesses how schools provide educational opportunities for school aged mothers. Through in- depth analysis of specific policies and...

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Main Author: Pillow, Wanda S
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: New York RoutledgeFalmer 2004
Routledge
Subjects:
Junge Mutter
Pregnant schoolgirls
Pregnant schoolgirls > Education (Secondary) > United States
Schule
Schwangerschaft
Schülerin
Sekundarbereich
Sex discrimination in education
Sex discrimination in education > Law and legislation > United States
Teenage mothers
Teenage mothers > Education (Secondary) > United States
Vereinigte Staaten
ISBN:0415944937, 9780415944922, 0415944929, 9780415944939
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Summary:Wanda Pillow presents a critical analysis of federal law and polciy towards pregnant teens, representations of teen pregnancy in popular culture and educational policy assesses how schools provide educational opportunities for school aged mothers. Through in- depth analysis of specific policies and programmes, both past and present, thsi book traces America's successes and failures in educating pregnant teens. Unfit Subjects uses feminist, race and poststructural theories to inform a satisfactory educational policy.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-237) and index
ISBN:0415944937
9780415944922
0415944929
9780415944939
DOI:10.4324/9780203465608