In this paper we explore tensions between Western gender theory and research, and post-
colonial and indigenous feminist standpoints, which challenge us to redefine our roles as …

Feminist scholars in the African region have spent the last decade working collaboratively
with writers and activists at various locations on the continent to build an intellectual …

This chapter discusses the institutional and intellectual contribution and potential of gender
and women's studies (GWS) as a transformative agent in African contexts. The increased …

Feminist research approaches are diverse in their emphasis and method. However, all
feminist-oriented research consists of core features that address the ontology and …

This article draws on the five other papers from South Africa in this issue of Gender and
Education to consider how Southern theory has been developed and is developing in …

In this paper, the focus is upon daily school practices in Junior Secondary Schools in Ghana
and Botswana. The data from 12 ethnographic case studies have been used to explore how …

This article discusses the knotty methodological and epistemological issues raised while
doing research in rural communities in South Africa. Using entries from the author's field …

South African national education policy is committed to promoting gender equality at school
and to facilitating the successful completion of all young people's schooling, including those …

This paper uses feminist work on diaspora and postcolonial theory to examine the ways in
which women serial migrants, who as children left the Caribbean to join their parents in the …

Research on African women and gender studies has grown substantially to a position where
African-centered gender theories and praxis contribute to theorizing on global feminist …