Daughter is given programme of study in 'Communication' (9)
I believe the answer is:
discourse
'communication' is the definition.
(I know that discourse is a type of communication)
'daughter is given programme of study' is the wordplay.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'given' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'programme of study' becomes 'course' (academic course).
'd'+'is'+'course'='DISCOURSE'
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for discourse that I've seen before include "Conversation, dialogue" , "(Formal) talk" , "Written or spoken communication" , "verbal communication" , "Communication verbally" .)