Becoming a "Better" Parent? Motherhood, Education, and Transition.

Vincent, Carol; Warren, Simon

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ERIC Number: EJ586791

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Becoming a "Better" Parent? Motherhood, Education, and Transition.

Vincent, Carol; Warren, Simon

British Journal of Sociology of Education, v19 n2 p177-93 Jun 1998

Focuses on a parent education group that offers an accredited practical skills course aimed at familiarizing parents with educational activities suitable for young children. Examines the content of the course and the experiences of female students; the discourse of "sensitive mothering" and its application; and the relationships between teachers and those taught. (DSK)

Descriptors: Course Content, Foreign Countries, Learning Activities, Mothers, Parent Education, Parents as Teachers, Student Experience, Teacher Student Relationship, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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