Mother''s Intuition? (1994) - Choosing Secondary Schools

List of contents

Introduction. Contexts and Concepts: Parental Choice or Chosen Parents? 1. Choice of Research Design. 2. Characteristics of the Children and their Families. 3. Who makes the Choice - Mothers, Fathers, Children or Altogether? 4. Parents' Appreciation of Procedures about School Transfer. 5. Parents' Reasons for Choice of Preferred Secondary School. 6. 'Discipline' and Parents' rejection of Certain Schools. 7. Choice in Broader Context of Family Life: Memories, Attitudes, Hope and Expectations. 8. The Pupils' Stories of Choice. 9. Conclusions: Choice, Control and Compromise?

About the author

Miriam David, Anne West, Jane Ribbens

Summary

Published in 1994, Mother’s Intuition? examines the process of choosing secondary schools in two inner London boroughs.

Product details

• Authors: Miriam David, Miriam (Institute of Education David, Miriam West David, David Miriam, Jane Ribbens, Jane Catherine Ribbens, Anne West, West Anne
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138577954
• ISBN: 978-1-138-57795-4
• No. of pages: 172
• Series: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Education, EDUCATION / History, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, History of Education, Secondary Schools, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Secondary