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"In 1987, UK researchers lamented how schools were organised “around the
assumption that the nuclear family is the norm”. Families who did not fit this
model were “either ignored (tactfully) or categorised as abnormal”.
Several generations have passed through schools since then. And as we know, it
remains very common for parents to be separated or divorced. In Australia,
about 28% of children under 14 have parents who are separated.
But in our new research, interviewees report surprisingly little has changed in
schools’ interactions with separated parents in the past 40 years.
They say schools still treat the nuclear family as the default and assume
students have a mum and dad who are together."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
