Feminist research: definitions, methodology, methods and evaluation

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The literature relating to feminist research both within and beyond nursing is reviewed in this paper Feminist research is located within a post‐positivist paradigm, and various definitions are considered The distinctive methodological approach of feminist research is discussed, and interviewing and ethnography are evaluated as suitable methods for use in feminist research Oakley's (1981) paper on interviewing women is subjected to criticism A final section examines attempts by three sets of writers to propose evaluation criteria for feminist research The review concludes that a number of paradoxes and dilemmas in feminist research have yet to be resolved

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