Educating feminists

""Educating feminists" is a sensitive exploration of the philosophical differences between feminist teacher-educators of the post-World War II generation and their students, who have experienced the restructured schools and recessonary environment of the "New Right". The author, writing from New Zealand, reaches across boundaries and cultures with her life-history approach to women's studies, giving dimension to abstract sociological, educational, and feminist theory. Weaving autobiography throughout her discussions of policy and pedagogy, Dr Middleton adroitly takes up the postmodern challenge to reveal the personal history of her work. "My everyday life in sexist society -- my life as a woman, an academic, a mother, and a citizen -- is studied as sociologically relevant in that it is generative of my pedagogy. Of particular interest to educators employing life history methods, this book will also appeal to researchers in teachers education, and to professors and student in sociology, women's studies, the philosophy of education and professional development and leadership." -- Back cover.