Coordinating Family and School: Mothering for Schooling

Creator

Alison I. Griffith

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Publisher

Arizona State University, University of South Florida

Publication Date

January 1995

Abstract

In this paper I explore the relationship between mothering work in the family and the social organization of schooling. In particular, I address the ways in which mothers coordinate and contest the textually-organized discourse of schooling In contrast to other studies of the family/school relationship, this research began in the experience of mothers whose children attend primary school. The data were collected through interviews with mothers in two cities in Ontario. Mothering work constructs families that are differently connected to schools -- a connection strongly shaped by and constitutive of social class.

Extent

13

Geographic Location

Ontario (Canada)

Volume

3

Issue

1

Language

English

Media Type

Journals (Periodicals)

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

E11-00030

Creative Commons

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Griffith, Alison I., "Coordinating Family and School: Mothering for Schooling" (1995). Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA). 279.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_EPAA/279