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Author:   Miriam David (Institute of Education, University of London, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781138857858

ISBN 10:   1138857858
Pages:   290
Publication Date:   13 February 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments; 1. The family – education couple; Part 1: The family, schooling and the economy; Introduction; 2. Schooling: a revolutionary invasion of parental rights over children? 3. Parental responsibility for ‘national efficiency’ 4. Education and economic life: a matter of parental right or duty?; Part 2: The familial ambiance of schooling; Introduction; 5. Rearing schoolchildren: paternalism or maternalism? 6. The rise of the ‘homely arts’ and the demise of the homely teacher 7. Professionalizing schools: maternalism in teaching and in the classroom; Part 3: Contemporary issues in the family –education couple; Introduction; 8. Reasserting parental rights to achieve economic efficiency 9. Sex discrimination in teaching and the curriculum? 10. Conclusions; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index

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Miriam David is Emeritus Professor of Sociology of Education at the UCL IOE. David has an international reputation for her work on feminism, gender, education, and social policies. She has recently completed a study funded by the EU Daphne programme working to challenge gender-related violence. David has also worked with colleagues at Brunel University, and in Italy, Ireland and Spain to develop online training tool for teachers and social workers.

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