Books and Babies

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7969-2365-3
Verlag: HSRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 363 g

Being pregnant and a young parent in South African schools is not easy. Books and Babies examines why this is the case. Drawing on both quantitative and qualitative research conducted in secondary schools in Durban and Cape Town, the book explores how teachers and principals respond to the presence of pregnant learners and young parents in school, and surveys the attitudes of fellow learners towards them. Interviews with the young parents themselves yield rich narratives which, accompanied by a visual essay, invite the reader into their lives as they confront the demands of pregnancy, parenting and school. Books and Babies provides a finely textured analysis of these demands and shows the ongoing need to challenge the unequal and gendered load of pregnancy and parenting, both in schools and the broader social context.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Morrell, Robert

Über Autor(innen)

ROBERT MORRELL is Professor of Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. DEBBIE EPSTEIN is Professor of Education, Cardiff University, UK. ELAINE UNTERHALTER is Professor of Education and International Development at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK. DEEVIA BHANA is Professor of Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal. RELEBOHILE MOLETSANE is Director of the Gender and Development Unit, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa.