Schlagwort: Moral Pancs
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Martin Powell-Davies: Kick Out the Kids?
[Socialism Today, No 15, February 1997, p. 10-11] School exclusions are rocketing Lewisham NUT secretary Martin Powell-Davies asks whether there’s an alternative. The action by teachers at The Ridings and Manton schools last year to demand the exclusion of ‚unteachable‘ students has pushed the issue of school discipline into the spotlight. Some teachers were angered…
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Christine Thomas: Another Moral Panic
[Socialism Today, No 16, March 1997, p. 9] ‚Working mums damage children’s education‘ screamed the media headlines. ‚Flawed research causes working mums‘ guilt trip‘ would have been more to the point. Based on research from the University of North London, Panorama claimed that the children of full-time working mums are failing exams. At almost the…
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Margaret Creear: Moral Panic
[Socialism Today, No 14, December 1996, p. 10-13] The Dunblane killings, the death of Philip Lawrence, and the high profile exclusions of unruly school students, have all acted as a magnet to politicians to parade their views on the ‚remoralisation‘ of Britain. Unscrupulously tapping into genuine fears to gain votes at the approaching election, argues…