Power and Method: Political Activism and Educational Research (Critical Social Thought)

ISBN 10: 0415906903 / ISBN 13: 9780415906906

Published by Routledge, 1995

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Power and Method: Political Activism and Educational Research (Critical Social Thought)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415906903
• ISBN 13: 9780415906906
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 431 grams

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Synopsis

Power and Method demonstrates that political activism can and should be infused into the research process. Contesting the traditional assumptions that have dominated thinking about the nature and meaning of research--validity, objectivity and the researcher/"subject" relationship--the volume showcases alternative methods, enabling scholars to make a difference in the lives of classed, gendered and raced "subjects" and grapple honestly and openly with the way power is woven into the research process.

Committed to the notion that the challenge to redefine the research process faces not only educational researchers, Power and Method includes contributions from scholars in the allied social sciences and the humanities. Responses from researchers working women's studies, anthropology, sociology and literature conclude each section and highlight common and alternative perspectives on the central themes that run throughout the volume.

About the Author

Andrew Gitlin