Mothers and child care: policies, values and theories
Mothers and child care: policies, values and theories
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母亲和儿童保育：政策、价值观和理论
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2004
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P. Alldred
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作者：
S. Duncan;R. Edwards;T. Reynolds;P. Alldred
Government expansion of child care services is based on the assumption that both parents are employed (the adult worker model) and make cost-benefit calculations in choosing child care (the rational economic choice model).本文基于对母亲对适当儿童保育评估的研究，提出了这一假设。这些评估涉及围绕他们自己和孩子的需求做出的复杂的道德和情感决定，并且在不同的社会群体之间有所不同。 On this basis, we conclude that the assumptions underlying current child care expansion policy are inadequate, and that the mere expansion of services is not enough.
Government expansion of child care services is based on the assumption that both parents are employed (the adult worker model) and make cost-benefit calculations in choosing child care (the rational economic choice model). This paper addresses this assumption, based on research examining mothers' assessments of appropriate child care. These assessments involve complex moral and emotional decisions around their own and their children's needs, and differ between social groups. On this basis, we conclude that the assumptions underlying current child care expansion policy are inadequate, and that the mere expansion of services is not enough.