Women in Adult Education: An Analysis of Perspectives in Major Journals
- 1 December 1994
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Adult Education Quarterly
- Vol. 44 (4) , 201-221
- https://doi.org/10.1177/074171369404400402
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to clarify dominant perspectives on women in adult education publications. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyze 112 articles in four major adult education journals. Five dominant perspectives were identified, along with a sixth potentially emergent perspective. Strengthsandlimitationsofeachperspectivearediscussedinrelationship to key themes in feminist scholarship.Keywords
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