School exclusion and educational inclusion of pregnant young women
Rudoe, N. 2014. School exclusion and educational inclusion of pregnant young women. Ethnography and Education. 9 (1), pp. 66-80. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457823.2013.828477
Rudoe, N. 2014. School exclusion and educational inclusion of pregnant young women. Ethnography and Education. 9 (1), pp. 66-80. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457823.2013.828477
| Title | School exclusion and educational inclusion of pregnant young women |
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| Type | Journal article |
| Authors | Rudoe, N. |
| Abstract | This article analyses the school exclusion and subsequent educational inclusion of pregnant young women participating in a course of antenatal and key skills education at an alternative educational setting. It examines the young women's transitions from ‘failure’ in school to ‘success’ in motherhood and re-engagement with education. This article draws on participant observation- and interview-based research carried out with pregnant young women and staff at an alternative educational setting in London in 2007–2008. The young women's participation in the course represented a severing of past negative experiences in mainstream education, allowing a renewed focus on education alongside a positive maternal identity. The setting represented a form of inclusion, and the young women appreciated the focus on their social and emotional well-being, yet the limited academic provision in some cases continued to reinforce an educational exclusion. |
| Journal | Ethnography and Education |
| Journal citation | 9 (1), pp. 66-80 |
| ISSN | 1745-7823 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/17457823.2013.828477 |
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| Published in print | 2014 |
| Published online | 02 Sep 2013 |