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Decentring hegomonic gender theory: the implications for educational research
[working paper]
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University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education, Research Consortium on Educational Outcomes and Poverty (RECOUP)
Abstract The knowledge gathered and reviewed in the field of gender studies has been disseminated globally over the twentieth century but has paid relatively little regard to the contexts and meanings
that have simultaneously emerged in other regions of the world. The emergence of global equality agendas in ... view more
The knowledge gathered and reviewed in the field of gender studies has been disseminated globally over the twentieth century but has paid relatively little regard to the contexts and meanings
that have simultaneously emerged in other regions of the world. The emergence of global equality agendas in education associated with new frameworks and metrics for national growth provides a unique opportunity to bring together these diverse understandings of gender. This paper compares gender education theory in Western Europe and North America on one hand, and those from locations within Africa and South Asia on the other. We examine the major contributions of Southern gender theorists, two from Africa and two from South Asia, though four themes raised by these authors: the
category of 'third world woman' and by implication the 'girl child'; the othering of motherhood; the sexual/ gendering of the body and the consequence of dislocation on academic positionalities. A new feminist research agenda is indicated that aims to reduce binaries, increase bi-cultural workings, and readdress the role of positionality in the field of gender education research.... view less
Keywords
gender studies; gender; education; equal opportunity; feminism; educational research
Classification
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Education and Pedagogics
Method
descriptive study
Free Keywords
EFA; gender education; othering; Nego-feminism
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
City
Cambridge
Page/Pages
19 p.
Series
RECOUP Working Papers, 21
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works