Action Research for Gender Equity Contributor(s): Berge, Britt-Marie (Author), Ve, Hildur (Author), Berge (Author) |
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ISBN: 0335200222 ISBN-13: 9780335200221 Publisher: Open University Press OUR PRICE: $54.58 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2000 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects - Social Science | Gender Studies |
Dewey: 306.707 |
LCCN: 99016161 |
Series: Feminist Educational Thinking (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.45" H x 6.68" W x 8.42" (0.57 lbs) 172 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book is about action research as a method for change and as a means of taking up feminist research in education. Theoretically it draws on feminist poststructural theories and discusses concerns with the normalizing and regulative aspects of dominant discourses. The concepts 'moments of equity' and 'moments of normalization' are used to highlight the contradictory and complex action research process. Empirically, it provides a story of an attempt to change the teaching practices of nine compulsory-school teachers and their pupils in Sweden. Key features include: * a new discussion of feminist theories, action research and the problems and possibilities of producing change in the classroom * case-studies of female and male teachers and their participation in an extended attempt to change their own and their pupils' gendered practices * a contribution to the debate on gender equity within postmodern society |