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Feminisms and Educational Research
Kohli, Wendy R.; Burbules, Nicholas C.
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Description for Feminisms and Educational Research
Hardback. The latest book in the Philosophy, Theory, and Educational Research series introduces the main philosophical and theoretical ideas of recent western feminisms as it applies to educational research. Unlike other books that focus on these topics, the authors present a balanced overview of the issues, instead of pushing a particular perspective. Series: Philosophy, Theory, and Educational Research Series. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Feminist theory has come a long way from its nascent beginnings—no longer can it be classified as “liberal,” “socialist,” or “radical.” It has shaped and evolved to take on multiple meanings and forms, each distinct in its own perspective and theory. In Feminisms and Educational Research, the authors explore the various forms of feminisms, tracing their history and their relation to gendered knowledge and identity. Unlike other books on feminism, the authors do not attempt to push that a particular theory is more correct than another, but rather they give a complete overview of each of the forms of feminism. The authors then couple the philosophical and theoretical ideas of western feminisms with the aims and conduct of educational research, exploring how they interact and influence each other. Focusing on more recent feminists, both in education and related disciplines, the book highlights illustrative examples from research to form a basis of understanding how the different feminisms have changed education.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Series
Philosophy, Theory, and Educational Research Series
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780847699025
SKU
V9780847699025
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About Kohli, Wendy R.; Burbules, Nicholas C.
Wendy R. Kohli is professor of educational studies at Fairfield University. Nicholas C. Burbules is Edward William and Jane Marr Gutgsell Professor of educational policy, organization, and leadership studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Reviews for Feminisms and Educational Research
This brief, clear text offers a selective introduction to recent feminist philosophy and theory outside educational studies. In accessible language Kohli and Burbules explain also some methodological innovations wrought by various research specialties within the postmodernist tradition that today dominates critical Anglophone education concerning class, race, sexuality, and gender.
Susan Laird, University of Oklahoma, past president, Philosophy of Education Society and Society for Educating Women This book outlines the collaborations, theories, and practices around gender (and beyond) that shape educational research. As we increasingly turn to interdisciplinary educational research, a book like this can help sort out the implications of these sometimes divergent, sometimes productive collisions among feminisms and other critical and gender theories. Such tools can only re-energize feminist research and theory in education.
Cris Mayo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign A clearly written and perceptive discussion of the philosophical underpinnings of feminist educational inquiry. This book will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars undertaking feminist research in education in any area.
Kathleen Weiler, Tufts University; author of Women Teaching for Change Smart, sophisticated and definitively comprehensive, Kohli and Burbules’s text moves feminist theory from an often-outsider place in educational research right into the mainstream. Research knowledge is no longer just king but now queen. Particularly significant is the centrality of education feminist theorists and researchers in this critical and current treatment. The book reminds previous generations of the need for feminist theorizing and for this generation of its continuing relevance. This is a must-read today as it will be for several decades to come.
Lynda Stone, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; editor of The Education Feminism Reader
Susan Laird, University of Oklahoma, past president, Philosophy of Education Society and Society for Educating Women This book outlines the collaborations, theories, and practices around gender (and beyond) that shape educational research. As we increasingly turn to interdisciplinary educational research, a book like this can help sort out the implications of these sometimes divergent, sometimes productive collisions among feminisms and other critical and gender theories. Such tools can only re-energize feminist research and theory in education.
Cris Mayo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign A clearly written and perceptive discussion of the philosophical underpinnings of feminist educational inquiry. This book will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars undertaking feminist research in education in any area.
Kathleen Weiler, Tufts University; author of Women Teaching for Change Smart, sophisticated and definitively comprehensive, Kohli and Burbules’s text moves feminist theory from an often-outsider place in educational research right into the mainstream. Research knowledge is no longer just king but now queen. Particularly significant is the centrality of education feminist theorists and researchers in this critical and current treatment. The book reminds previous generations of the need for feminist theorizing and for this generation of its continuing relevance. This is a must-read today as it will be for several decades to come.
Lynda Stone, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; editor of The Education Feminism Reader