174 Pages
by
Routledge
174 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the 1990s, issues of child protection, child abuse and delinquency had generated public and academic concerns over the ability of adults to underwrite the physical, moral and social welfare of children. At the same time, recent educational reform had provoked debate around the shifting balance of power between those most involved in child development – parents and teachers. Originally... Read more
Introduction. 1. The Home, the School and State Intervention 2. Schooling, Discipline and Welfare: The Institutional Context 3. Parental Primacy and the ‘Best Interests of the Child’ 4. Parenting, Supervision and the Uncivil Society 5. Schooling and Sex Education 6. Parents and Sex Talk within the Home and School. Conclusion - Public Policy and the ‘Responsible Parent’. Appendices. Bibliography. Index.
Biography
Michael G. Wyness
