Feminism and Geography: The Limits of Geographic Knowledge. Special Review Section.

Dawson, Teresa

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ERIC Number: EJ488756

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Feminism and Geography: The Limits of Geographic Knowledge. Special Review Section.

Dawson, Teresa

Journal of Geography, v93 n3 p154-57 May-Jun 1994

Asserts that early geographers were mostly white, wealthy males who used science and measurement as instruments of control. Presents a review of "Feminism and Geography: The Limits of Geographical Knowledge," by Gillian Rose. Concludes that feminists need to challenge the predetermined boundaries of disciplinary thinking. (CFR)

Descriptors: Colonialism, Educational Change, Educational History, Females, Feminism, Geography, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Professional Training, Sex Bias, Sex Differences, Social Science Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Goals 2000

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