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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Critical feminist theory"”.
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A narrative inquiry into key experiences affecting women's persistence in STEM fields following the bachelor's degree
… The theoretical framework was guided by critical feminist theory and intersectionality and examined how race, gender, neurodiversity, sexuality, power relations, and systemic inequity shaped participants’ experiences in STEM. Eight women participated in virtual, recorded, semi-structured …
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The oppression of women with disabilities : can feminist educational theory be a force for change?
… of women with disabilities should be included in critical feminist theory so as to develop a more inclusive theory and practice. In doing so, critical feminist theory offers a way for women with disabilities to acknowledge their unique experiences of oppression in a society dominated by the …
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The Glass Ceiling is Not Broken: Gender Equity Issues among Faculty in Higher Education
… and lived experiences. The researcher utilized critical feminist theory and leadership theory to examine the notion of equity at this campus. The findings, shown through narrative profiles, demonstrate the five women have experienced equity issues at the institution including workplace bullying …
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Gender equity in physical education: an examination of gender-biased communication and teacher behaviors
… 1988, 1990; Scranton, 1990). Under the lens of critical feminist theory, this investigation examined the language and behaviors physical education teachers employ related to gender equity. The specific purpose of the investigation was (a) to determine what teachers know about gender equitable …
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Women of Color Collectives in Doctoral Education: How Women of Color Doctoral Students Thrive Together
… This qualitative phenomenological study uses Critical Feminist theory and Plática methodology to understand how and why Women of Color create collectives in their doctoral programs. Furthermore, this study serves as a marker on the genealogical map that traces Women of Color collectives and …
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“God loves you but not enough to save you”: Patriarchal Authority and Feminine Punishment in Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar and Ethel Cain’s Preacher’s Daughter
This thesis draws upon critical feminist theory, autobiographical genres, and contemporary comparative analysis to examine gendered discourse and corporeal feminine punishment in The Bell Jar (1963) by Sylvia Plath and Preacher’s Daughter (2022) by Ethel Cain. My research links confessional women’s …
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A mixed methods study of sexual harassment attitudes across generational cohorts and gender and how these variables relate to prevention and intervention efforts in the workplace.
… intervention model, moral responsibility theory, critical theory, and critical feminist theory, the study explores perceptions of verbal, visual, physical, and digital SH. Data were collected through a survey instrument administered to professionals in higher education and related fields, …
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JAZZ’S HIDDEN TRANSCRIPTS: BETWEEN CALIBAN AND COLTRANE CRITICAL IMPROVISATIONAL PEDAGOGY AS PRAGMATIC POLITICS
… and creative American democracy, this normative critical theory and pedagogy is part of a multi-pronged approach to radical democratic reform. Building on theories of humanistic prophetic pragmatism, critical pedagogy, and democratic theory, and suffused with critical race feminism, this critical …
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Flawed Feminism: An Exploration of Femininity in Contemporary Domestic Noir
… I argue that reading this novel through the Critical Feminist Theory changes the interpretation of the female experience. Instead of reading the book for entertainment, digging into the larger scale issues in this book sheds light on the women’s experiences. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn is …
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Attributes And Characteristics That Contribute To Successful Female Leadership In Secondary Education
… level, or central office. Through the lens of Critical Feminist Theory and multiple case qualitative design, this researcher examined the lives and experiences of four women who have maintained successful and effective careers in secondary education. By gathering in-depth information of actual …
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The Trouble with Knowing: Wikipedian consensus and the political design of encyclopedic media
… society. Building upon the insights from critical feminist theory, media archaeology, and science and technology studies, the dissertation investigates how utopian and impossible desires of encyclopedic media have left a wake of unresolvable epistemological crises. In a 2011 survey of …
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An Educational Initiative to Promote Evidence-Based Practice
… Diffusion of Innovations to inform the findings, Critical Feminist Theory to assess for power relations, and the Quality Outcomes framework of structure, process, and outcome to summarize the results. The one statistically significant finding occurred post-test (p < .05) in the fellow group for …
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How Transnational Couples Deal with Teen Substance Use: A Socio-Contextual View
<p>Using the lenses of social constructionism and critical feminist theory, this dissertation examines how transnational Mexican couples in the agricultural town of Mecca, Southern California, respond to the crisis created by their adolescent children using illegal substances.</p> <p>As part of the …
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Workplace Bullying, Nurse Practice Environment, Patient Outcomes: A Descriptive Study
… structure-process-outcome and informed through critical feminist theory. The study took place at a large medical facility in the northeastern United States. A multi-instrument survey included four sections. The demographic section and the Practice Environment Scale of the Nurse Work Index …
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A critical examination of girls’ (dis)empowerment in sport for development and peace.
… study aimed to provide an in-depth and critical understanding of girls’ (dis)empowerment by examining two National Governing Organisations (NGO) in Rwanda. Drawing on Critical Feminist Theory and Zimmerman’s (1995, 1990) conceptualisation of empowerment, concepts such as gender, …
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Empowering Women Principals to Find Joy: Nurturing Mental Health and Wellbeing
… authentic leadership approach is applied to a critical feminist stance that is underpinned with a social justice lens, ethic of care, and appreciative position. A logic model that considers inputs such as individual and organizational readiness, PESTL, and gap analysis is applied to a blended …
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The United States Supreme Court and affirmative action: A critical race, black feminist theoretical and textual analysis
… in the aforementioned legal cases using Critical Race and Black Feminist theories to understand Fisher generally, but affirmative action more specifically.