Unfit subjects : educational policy and the teen mother /
Pillow, Wanda S.,
Unfit subjects : educational policy and the teen mother / Wanda S. Pillow. - xiv, 257 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Constructing teen pregnancy as a problem -- Title IX and the discursive climate of education for school-age mothers -- Schooling responses to teen mothers : absences, colds, and disabilities -- The teen mother as a student : who is she & what do schools do with her? -- The "dual-role" model of schooling the teen mother -- Incitement to discourse : talking about sex in abstinence-only education movements -- Education for teen mothers.
"Wanda Pillow presents a critical analysis of federal law and policy towards pregnant teens, representations of teen pregnancy in popular culture and the educational opportunities schools provide for school-aged mothers. Through in-depth analysis of specific policies and programs, both past and present, this book traces our successes and failures in educating pregnant teens. Unfit Subjects uses feminist, race, and poststructural theories to inform a satisfactory educational policy."--Publisher description.
0415944929 9780415944922 0415944937 9780415944939
2003066854
Teenage mothers--Education (Secondary)--United States.
Sex discrimination in education--Law and legislation--United States
LB3433 / .P55 2004
373.1826947
Unfit subjects : educational policy and the teen mother / Wanda S. Pillow. - xiv, 257 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Constructing teen pregnancy as a problem -- Title IX and the discursive climate of education for school-age mothers -- Schooling responses to teen mothers : absences, colds, and disabilities -- The teen mother as a student : who is she & what do schools do with her? -- The "dual-role" model of schooling the teen mother -- Incitement to discourse : talking about sex in abstinence-only education movements -- Education for teen mothers.
"Wanda Pillow presents a critical analysis of federal law and policy towards pregnant teens, representations of teen pregnancy in popular culture and the educational opportunities schools provide for school-aged mothers. Through in-depth analysis of specific policies and programs, both past and present, this book traces our successes and failures in educating pregnant teens. Unfit Subjects uses feminist, race, and poststructural theories to inform a satisfactory educational policy."--Publisher description.
0415944929 9780415944922 0415944937 9780415944939
2003066854
Teenage mothers--Education (Secondary)--United States.
Sex discrimination in education--Law and legislation--United States
LB3433 / .P55 2004
373.1826947