Women Learning Politics and the Politics of Learning: A Feminist Study of Canada and India

Autor/inn/en	Clover, Darlene E.; McGregor, Catherine; Farrell, Martha; Pant, Mandakini
Titel	Women Learning Politics and the Politics of Learning: A Feminist Study of Canada and India
Quelle	In: Studies in the Education of Adults, 43 (2011) 1, S.18-33 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0266-0830
Schlagwörter	Feminism; Females; Politics; Nonformal Education; Informal Education; Interviews; Surveys; Observation; Focus Groups; Foreign Countries; Comparative Analysis; Activism; Self Concept; Communication Skills; Mass Media; Canada; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Feminismus; Weibliches Geschlecht; Politik; Non-formal education; Non formal education; Nichtformale Bildung; Informelle Bildung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Beobachtung; Ausland; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Selbstkonzept; Kommunikationsstil; Massenmedien; Kanada; Indien
Abstract	Our feminist cross-national comparative study explored the informal and nonformal education and learning of women politicians in Canada and India. Using individual interviews, focus groups, surveys and observations of training sessions we compared and contrasted socio-cultural contexts, challenges, education and learning philosophies, and diverse practices. The findings show that training programmes and the women themselves placed an emphasis on practical skill and knowledge, although this often did little to prevent tactical uses of power by men. In India, where literacy training is provided there exists a practical, tactical and emancipatory emphasis. In both countries, issues of identity as politicians are complex and hetero and other culturally normative practices pervade the educational process. Although the Indian educators apply a feminist lens, much of the training in Canada is non-gender-specific or tends towards "nonpartisanship", thereby de-politicising the process. Important differences also exist in terms of how the educational programmes understand and make the links between women politicians and the community. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10