Parents, Gender and Education Reform

This work reviews evidence of 50 years worth of work about how to improve education and how changing family structures have an impact on recent educational reforms. (Education/Teaching)

Miriam David is Director of the Social Sciences Research Centre and Head of Research in Legal, Political and Social Sciences in the Business School at the South Bank University.

Acknowledgements
Introduction: Parents, Education Reforms and Social Research	p. 1
The Family Policy Context: The War over the Family and Family-Life Changes, 1944-1992	p. 11
The Education Policy Context: The Idea of 'Meritocracy', 1944-1976	p. 31
The Education Policy Context: The Idea of 'Parentocracy', 1976-1992	p. 53
Parents and Education: The Social-Democratic Reformer-Researcher Partnership over Equal Opportunities	p. 76
A Parental 'Voice' in Education as Community, or Consumer, Involvement?	p. 93
Parental or Family Choice of School or of Education?	p. 116
Parental Involvement for School Effectiveness or Home Improvement?	p. 137
Mothers in Education, or Mum's the Word?	p. 158
Debating the Effects of Family Changes and Circumstances on Children's Education	p. 181
Conclusions: Family Changes, Social Research and Education Reforms	p. 206
Bibliography	p. 222
Index	p. 244
Index of Authors	p. 253
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