TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pillow,Wanda S.
TI  - Unfit subjects: educational policy and the teen mother 
SN  - 0415944929
AV  - LB3433 .P55 2004
U1  - 373.1826947 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - New York
PB  - RoutledgeFalmer
KW  - Teenage mothers
KW  - Education (Secondary)
KW  - United States
KW  - Sex discrimination in education
KW  - Law and legislation
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
ER  -