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Peer reviewedRazack, Sherene – Gender and Education, 1993
Discusses the role of story-telling in the political empowerment of the oppressed. Describes how the uncritical reliance on stories has led to the failure in the classroom to acknowledge the risks taken by various oppressed groups when they attempt to critically reflect and build coalitions. (JB)
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Criticism, Disadvantaged, Empowerment
Peer reviewedHarper, Helen; And Others – Gender and Education, 1996
Examines the connection between an English-in-the-workplace (EWP) class and the linguistic behavior of immigrant women garment factory employees. Results suggest that newly acquired English skills may be reinforcing linguistic behavior that reconstitutes traditional relations between workers and management. However, EWP does not appear to empower…
Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, Criticism, Employed Women, Employee Attitudes
