Exploring a teaching/research nexus as a possible site for feminist methodological innovation in psychology

Journal/Book: Psychol Women Quart. 1999; 23: 40 West 20Th Street, New York, NY 10011-4211, USA. Cambridge Univ Press. 199-214.

Abstract: In this article the links between feminist pedagogy and feminist research are used as a basis for exploring the potential that reaching about women and gender has a methodological resource for feminist research in psychology. Inspiration for this article stemmed from the author's experience of teaching a postgraduate class in Gender Issues in Psychology in New Zealand. An assessed task for the course required students to interview two women. The interviews were transcribed and the content summarized in a written report and an oral presentation. All parties involved with the project reported finding it an educational experience. The exercise is evaluated as an example of feminist research. The advantages and limitations of using the classroom as a resource for research by feminist psychologists are discussed.

Note: Article Weatherall A, Victoria Univ Wellington, Sch Psychol, POB 600, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND

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