Women Teaching for Change: Gender, Class and PowerBloomsbury Academic, 1988 - 174 pages Applying theory to practice, Women Teaching for Change reveals the complexity of being a feminist teacher in a public school setting, in which the forces of sexism, racism, and classism, which so characterize society as a whole, are played out in multiracial, multicultural classrooms. A fine book, a rich melding of critical theory in education, feminist literature, and pedagogical experience and expertise. Maxine Green, Columbia University |
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... Arnot comments , this approach reveals " the diversity of class experience and the nature of class hegemony in education . " ( Arnot , 1982 , p . 69 ) The debate about the relationship of gender and class underlies the work of all of ...
... Arnot comments , this approach reveals " the diversity of class experience and the nature of class hegemony in education . " ( Arnot , 1982 , p . 69 ) The debate about the relationship of gender and class underlies the work of all of ...
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... Arnot . A sociologist of education versed in the theories of Bernstein and Bourdieu , Arnot has developed a critique of their work and an analysis of traditional reproduction theory from a feminist perspective . Her work combines a ...
... Arnot . A sociologist of education versed in the theories of Bernstein and Bourdieu , Arnot has developed a critique of their work and an analysis of traditional reproduction theory from a feminist perspective . Her work combines a ...
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... Arnot argues , is to remain conscious of the different moments and crossing structures of power which are ne- gotiated by individuals in social settings . Thus she emphasizes that girls negotiate and construct their own gendered ...
... Arnot argues , is to remain conscious of the different moments and crossing structures of power which are ne- gotiated by individuals in social settings . Thus she emphasizes that girls negotiate and construct their own gendered ...
Contents
CHAPTER TWO Feminist Analyses of Gender | 27 |
CHAPTER THREE Feminist Methodology | 57 |
CHAPTER FOUR The Dialectics of Gender in | 73 |
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