Toward a Feminist Epistemology

Ring, Jennifer

doi:10.2307/2111223

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“…This study was framed initially by two theoretical lenses: The theory of planned behavior (Ajzen, 1991) and human capital theory (Hartog & Van den Brick, 2007;Hornbeck & Salamon, 1991;McFadyen, 2006). A third theory, feminist epistemology (Anderson, 1995;Baber, 1994;Ring, 1987), emerged during the course of analyzing and interpreting the study's data (Guba, 1981;Lester, 1999). According to Guba (1981), "[a]dherents of the naturalistic paradigm [emphasis added] prefer to have the theory emerge from the data themselves" (p. 78).…”

Section: Theoretical Lensmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Feminist epistemology, as posited by Anderson (1995), Baber (1994), and Ring (1987), is concerned with how gender impacts an individual's acquisition, understanding, and utilization of knowledge in real-world settings from a feminist perspective. Feminist epistemology focuses on how "socially constructed conceptions and norms of gender and gender-specific interests and experiences [impact] the production [or acquisition] of knowledge" (Anderson, 1995, p. 54).…”

Section: Theoretical Lensmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Increasing Female Enrollment for Agricultural Programs of Study in Sub-Saharan Africa: What Motivates Women to Pursue Careers in Agriculture?

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Women in developing countries, especially in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA), play a critical role in ensuring food security and sovereignty for their families and nations. Unfortunately, in spite of this, their significance in the agricultural sector is seldom fully appreciated. Further, very few women in SSA are professionally trained agriculturists (Beintema & Di Marcantonio, 2009; Kanté, Edwards, & Blackwell, 2013), which has likely contributed to their low productivity per hectare in the agricultural sector compared to their male counterparts (O'Sullivan, Rao, Banerjee, Gulati, & Vinez, 2014). This study investigated the experiences of young, aspiring female agriculturists from Uganda who were members of Young Farmers’ Clubs (YFC) at high school to understand better how their club experiences may have impacted their career choices. Findings indicate the participants’ YFC activities, especially supervised agripreneurship projects (SAPs) and field trips, had transformative impacts on their choosing to study agriculture. However, gender stereotypes associated with females pursuing agricultural careers were still prevalent and discouraged them from becoming professional agriculturists. More research should be conducted about the impact of subjective norms (Ajzen, 1991) on females preparing to pursue careers in agriculture.

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