Unfit Subjects: Education Policy and the Teen Mother, 1972-2002

Unfit Subjects: Education Policy and the Teen Mother, 1972-2002
ISBN-10
1134000669
ISBN-13
9781134000661
Category
Education
Pages
272
Language
English
Published
2004-03-12
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Wanda S. Pillow

Description

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.

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