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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...

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Published in:Journal of Australian Studies Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 429 - 446
Main Author: Simic, Zora
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2010
Subjects:
Teenage pregnancy
Social problems
Teenage mothers
Sydney (N.S.W.)
New South Wales
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