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Rights and responsibilities : parenting support in England
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Cullen, Stephen Michael (2011) Rights and responsibilities : parenting support in England. In: British Educational Research Association, Institute of Education, London, 7 Sep 2011 (Unpublished)
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Abstract
The New Labour governments, 1997-2010, made early intervention in family, education, youth and criminal policy a key priority. In terms of parents and families, the government developed a series of policies designed to improve outcomes for school students, address anti-social behaviour, and improve children's well-being, aspirations, and life chances. As part of this strategy a variety of parenting support measures were put into place. This overall policy approach has been subject to much academic critical analysis, which has placed the New Labour agenda firmly in an older neo-liberal Conservative policy history. In terms of family and parenting policy, the critical assessment is that it represents the adoption of a deficit model of parenting, allied to the dismantling of welfare entitlement. In this analysis, working-class parents were increasingly the target of a coercive state intent on recasting 'hard to reach' parents in line with neo-liberal priorities. The continuing importance of the New Labour approach, and the associated critique, is highlighted by the fact that the post-May 2010 Coalition government has continued within the broad policy framework set by New Labour.
| Item Type: | Conference Item (Paper) | ||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Family policy -- England | ||||
| Official Date: | 2011 | ||||
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| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
| Conference Paper Type: | Paper | ||||
| Title of Event: | British Educational Research Association | ||||
| Type of Event: | Conference | ||||
| Location of Event: | Institute of Education, London | ||||
| Date(s) of Event: | 7 Sep 2011 |
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