The experience of consciousness-raising in abused women
Abstract
This study suggests a process by which battered women experience emancipatory learning. The participants identify three themes common to a definition of consciousness-raising, i.e., a sense of personal power, realization of societal power, and action. This qualitative research process draws upon feminist research, participatory research and grounded theory method.
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Chovanec, D. M.
(1993).
The experience of consciousness-raising in abused women.
Adult Education Research Conference.
The experience of consciousness-raising in abused women
This study suggests a process by which battered women experience emancipatory learning. The participants identify three themes common to a definition of consciousness-raising, i.e., a sense of personal power, realization of societal power, and action. This qualitative research process draws upon feminist research, participatory research and grounded theory method.
