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ERIC Number: ED300663
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987
Pages: 395
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: ISBN-0-920490-71-9
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Women and Education: A Canadian Perspective.
Gaskell, Jane, Ed.; McLaren, Arlene, Ed.
This four-part book contains 16 papers that explore the relationship between feminist research and education, especially in Canada. The papers in the first part, "Women as Mothers, Women as Teachers," are as follows: "The Evolution of the Sexual Division of Labour in Teaching" (Danylewycz, Light, Prentice); "More than a Labour of Love" (Task Force on Child Care); and "Constructing Cultural Knowledge" (Griffith, Smith). The following papers appear in the second part of the book, "Unequal Access of Knowledge": "Adolescent Females and Computers" (Collis); "Girls and Science Programs" (Mura, Kimball, Cloutier); "Course Enrollment in the High School" (Gaskell); and "Women and Higher Education in Canadian Society" (Guppy, Balson, Vellutini). The papers of the third part, "The Nature of Curriculum: Whose Knowledge?" include the following: "Two Marys and a Virginia" (Pierson); "National Issues and Curricula Issues" (Sheehan); "An Analysis of Ideological Structures and How Women Are Excluded" (Smith); "Knowledge and Gender in Physical Education" (Dewar); and "Feminism, Women's Studies and the New Academic Freedom" (McCormack). The fourth part, "Beyond Schooling: Adult Education and Training," contains the following papers: "Literacy as Threat/Desire" (Rockhill); "Rethinking Femininity'" (McLaren); "Skill Training in Transition" (Jackson); and "High Hopes and Small Chances" (Tom). An introduction to the book outlines the topics considered in it, and an epilogue suggests future directions. Short biographies of the authors are provided, and the papers contain bibliographies. (KC)
Detselig Enterprises, Ltd., P.O. Box G399, Calgary, Alberta T3A 2G3.
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings; Books; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Canadian Social Science and Humanities Research Council, Ottawa (Ontario).
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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