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Publication Date: 2005-Mar
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Unmasking Moral Dichotomies: Can Feminist Pedagogy Overcome Student Resistance?
Markowitz, Linda
Gender and Education, v17 n1 p39-55 Mar 2005
Scholarship on feminist pedagogy suggests that challenges to traditional forms of knowledge help university students overcome resistance to discussions about oppression. Because students assume that 'truth' is objective, they are unwilling to consider alternative voices from the 'margins'. This paper theoretically argues and empirically examines whether feminist pedagogy expands students' morally dichotomous frameworks and, thus, decreases students' avoidance, denial, and resentment towards critical analysis. I showed students in three Women, Gender and Society classes videos I created that depicted a lecturer and three students negotiating gendered-conflict in the classroom. My goal was to see if exposure to feminist pedagogy throughout the semester reduced the likelihood that students used morally, dichotomous frameworks to resist engaging in analysis about oppression, inequality and difference.
Descriptors: College Students, Critical Thinking, Feminism, Teaching Methods, Gender Bias, Course Descriptions, Lecture Method, Gender Issues, Moral Values
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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