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Feminism, Gender and Universities demonstrates the positive and
robust impacts that feminism has had on higher education, through
the eyes and in the words of the participants in changing political
and social processes. Drawing on the 'collective biography' of
leading feminist scholars from around the world and current
evidence relating to gender equality in education, this book
employs methods including biographies, life histories, and
narratives to show how the feminist project to transform women's
lives in the direction of gender and social equality became an
educational and pedagogical one. Through careful attention to the
ways in which feminism has transformed feminist academic women's
lives, the author explores the importance of education in changing
socio-political contexts, raising questions about further changes
that are necessary. Delving into the deeper and more 'hidden'
echelons of education, the book examines the contested nature of
current managerial or business approaches to university and
education, revealing these to be incompatible with feminist
thought. A plea for more careful attention to education and the
ways in which the processes of knowledge-making influence (and are
influenced by) gender and sexual relations, Feminism, Gender and
Universities will appeal to scholars across the social sciences
with interests in gender, pedagogy and modern academic life.
Feminism, Gender and Universities demonstrates the positive and
robust impacts that feminism has had on higher education, through
the eyes and in the words of the participants in changing political
and social processes. Drawing on the 'collective biography' of
leading feminist scholars from around the world and current
evidence relating to gender equality in education, this book
employs methods including biographies, life histories, and
narratives to show how the feminist project to transform women's
lives in the direction of gender and social equality became an
educational and pedagogical one. Through careful attention to the
ways in which feminism has transformed feminist academic women's
lives, the author explores the importance of education in changing
socio-political contexts, raising questions about further changes
that are necessary. Delving into the deeper and more 'hidden'
echelons of education, the book examines the contested nature of
current managerial or business approaches to university and
education, revealing these to be incompatible with feminist
thought. A plea for more careful attention to education and the
ways in which the processes of knowledge-making influence (and are
influenced by) gender and sexual relations, Feminism, Gender and
Universities will appeal to scholars across the social sciences
with interests in gender, pedagogy and modern academic life.
Since second-wave feminism of the 1970s, women's rights and
opportunities in education and employment have increased across the
globe, but has equality, whether social, political or legal, really
been achieved? In this fascinating book, Miriam E. David, a
well-known and influential feminist in higher education, celebrates
the achievements of international feminists as activists and
scholars. She provides a critique of the expansion of global higher
education masking their pioneering zeal and zest for knowledge.
Looking at the changing zeitgeist, David contends that feminism has
yet to have an enduring influence, despite how generations of women
have felt empowered. She illustrates the power of patriarchal
social relations and how everyday sexism or misogyny is keenly
felt. This impassioned book asks whether a feminist-friendly future
is possible, or indeed, desirable.
Examines the various aspects of the relationships between mothers
and education at different levels in the education system. In
particular, mothers of young children in relation to various
educational policies are looked at in interaction with their
children's schools and teachers.
Higher Education is in a state of ferment. People are seriously
discussing whether the medieval ideal of the university as being
excellent in all areas makes sense today, given the number of
universities that we have in the world. Student fees are changing
the orientation of students to the system. The high rate of non
repayment of fees in the UK is provoking difficult questions about
whether the current system of funding makes sense. There are
disputes about the ratio of research to teaching, and further
discussions about the international delivery of courses.
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