Research as Informal and Mutual Learning: Reflections on Two Feminist Studies in Nigeria.

Mejiuni, Olutoyin

doi:10.21083/ajote.v3i2.1977

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“…Identifying a study as a feminist study could affect the findings of the study. Despite this animosity towards feminism, there has been a tremendous increase in studies using feminist methodologies and theories for women’s research (Dibia, 2020; Mejiuni, 2013; Ndukwe, 2020). Many of these researchers in Nigeria have applied the concepts of Bourdieu to women’s health and empowerment issues focusing on one concept—social capital to address the power dynamics within Nigeria society (Adegoke, 2015; Dibia, 2020; Melvin & Uzoma, 2012; Ndukwe, 2020; Omigbodun et al, 2022; Omoye, 2017; Yar’Zever, 2013).…”

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Examining Bourdieu’s Concepts of Capital, Habitus, and Field in Women’s Health Research in Nigeria: A Feminist Perspective

Ndu

2022

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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Global health’s persistent focus on women’s health-seeking behaviour necessitates a philosophical understanding of the meaning behind women’s health decision-making. In studying health-seeking behaviour, researchers use philosophical paradigms to explicate and understand complex social concepts that continue to maintain health inequities and injustices. A commonly used theory is Bourdieu’s Theory of Practice. This paper examines the scholastic application of Bourdieu’s theory of practice to theorize women’s health-seeking behaviour in qualitative research to understand the rationale behind using health services. The theory of practice consists of four concepts: practice, habitus, field, and capital. Each concept conceptualizes the theory to find a logical meaning for social practices. The theory uses a relational approach between agency and structure to account for social life. The goal is to develop a theoretical framework from a feminist perspective to understand how women seek care with contextual factors that can inhibit or outrightly limit their agency. Researchers limit cultural capital’s role in linking health-seeking behaviour to economic capital in health disparities. Additionally, in formulating women’s health policies without adequate consideration of women’s experiences and preferences, such policies become patriarchal, where men assume an expert knowledge of women’s health, failing to recognize the diversity of experiences. In our quest to develop new theories as feminist researchers, we must acknowledge these taken-for-granted assumptions and address them.

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Examining Bourdieu’s Concepts of Capital, Habitus, and Field in Women’s Health Research in Nigeria: A Feminist Perspective

Ndu

2022

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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Looking Back and Looking Forward

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Measuring and Analyzing Informal Learning in the Digital Age

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This chapter reviews the common themes that run through the volume. The authors review the relationship between informal learning and adult and higher education and how the research and writing on informal learning contributes to adult and higher education. They pay attention to how informal learning plays a role in independent learning projects, self-directed leaning, and transformative learning. The common themes that run through this chapter include learning experiences, contexts of learning, processes and strategies, outcomes of informal learning, and to a lesser extent, critical perspectives and cultural issues. The authors describe how the chapters contribute to each of these themes. They also speculate on the future directions of research, theory development, and practical applications related to informal learning.

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Research as Informal and Mutual Learning: Reflections on Two Feminist Studies in Nigeria.

Cited by 2 publications

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Examining Bourdieu’s Concepts of Capital, Habitus, and Field in Women’s Health Research in Nigeria: A Feminist Perspective

Examining Bourdieu’s Concepts of Capital, Habitus, and Field in Women’s Health Research in Nigeria: A Feminist Perspective

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