Feminist Discourse and the Research Enterprise: Implications for Adult Education Research

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  • Catharine Warren The University of Calgary

Abstract

This articles explores the implications for research and practice in adult education of the increasing interest in gender issues and of feminist approaches to research and research methodology. It centers on the discussion of these issues in two events in Canada in 1986-87: a national conference on "The Effects of Feminist Approaches on Research Methodology", and the publication of The Science Question in Feminism, written by Sandra Harding.

Résumé

L'auteur présente quelques questions, pertinentes à la pratique et à la recherche dans le domaine de l'éducation des adultes, qui proviennent de l'intérêt croissant dans le phénomène de genre et des recherches d'un point de vue féministe. La discussion se concentre sur deux événements au Canada en 1986-87: un congrès au sujet des conséquences des approches féministes pour la méthodologie de recherche, et la publication du livre, The Science Question in Feminism, par Sandra Harding.

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Published

1987-11-01

How to Cite

Warren, C. (1987). Feminist Discourse and the Research Enterprise: Implications for Adult Education Research. Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 1(2), 23–42. Retrieved from https://cjsae.library.dal.ca/index.php/cjsae/article/view/2377

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