When schoolgirls become mothers: reflections from a selected group of teenage girls in Durban

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dc.contributor.authorBhana, Deevia
dc.contributor.authorMcambi, Sithembile Judith
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-21T07:42:38Z
dc.date.available2016-07-21T07:42:38Z
dc.date.issued2013-03
dc.description.abstractSchools are obliged to support young women who become mothers. Drawing from an interview study of young women in a Durban school, this article shows how their experience is situated within discourses of shame and stigma. Such shame works to reduce their agency and increase their vulnerability to drop out of school. Both teachers and peers are complicit in this. The participants argue that schools do not support the management of pregnancy, parenting and learning, with negative effects for learning outcomes. However, schools are not only sites of social reproduction, since the participants point to glimmers of hope as a consequence of care work among friends, some teachers and support groups in the school. The article argues that the experience of pregnancy and parenting is highly gendered, and addressing the challenges requires a commitment to gender equality and justice. Some implications for schools are suggested in the conclusion of the article.en_ZA
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dc.identifier.citationBhana, D., & Mcambi, S. J. (2013). When schoolgirls become mothers: reflections from a selected group of teenage girls in Durban. Perspectives in Education, 31(1), 11-19.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0258-2236 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2415-0509 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11660/3620
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherFaculty of Education, University of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.rights.holderFaculty of Education, University of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.subjectGirlsen_ZA
dc.subjectPregnancyen_ZA
dc.subjectYoung mothersen_ZA
dc.subjectSchoolingen_ZA
dc.subjectSexual shameen_ZA
dc.subjectTeachersen_ZA
dc.subjectPeersen_ZA
dc.subjectDisruptionen_ZA
dc.subjectCare worken_ZA
dc.titleWhen schoolgirls become mothers: reflections from a selected group of teenage girls in Durbanen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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