Fallen girls? Plumpton High and the 'problem' of teenage pregnancy.
In 1994, an education program for pregnant teenagers and mothers was introduced at Plumpton High School in Sydney's western suburbs, an area associated with various social problems, including teenage pregnancy, youth unemployment and low secondary education retention rates. The initiative prompted w...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Australian Studies Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 429 - 446 |
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Dec2010
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