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“The text’s combination of feminist focus and practical method guidance can be invaluable for truly engaging qualitative research students in their research concepts and tasks.”
—Jeanne Bickford, University of California, Irvine
This excellent book gives students who are intererested in feminist research an excellent grounding
This book is a must-have for any feminist/gender class that will engage with empirics. With the newly added, last chapter on how to actually conduct a (feminist) research project by the editor herself, this already really commendable book has become a real treasure!
This is a good introduction to the subject; accordingly, I have placed this book on my \Recommended\" reading list."
This is a comprehensive text regarding feminist research practice, and as such provides a good introduction to, and oversight of these methodologies.
A well organised, engaging and insightful book suitable for feminist research studies. Particularly liked the 'feminist approaches to in-depth interviewing', and 'what is feminist ethnography' chapters.
This book is a book recommended to students, but not adopted because enough students are not able to apply this clearly to their work. It requires detailed contextualization for use, which is done individually with students who would benefit from it.
This book will be added to the reading list as it provides an essential and engaging insight into feminist methodologies.
would be very good for a research course or feminist studies, but I am not teaching those courses this year
This book may be a great help for students who face their master thesis, they can see which impact feminist approaches can have on research practice.
Excellent coverage of a wide range of issues
“Chapter 8 on the practice of feminist focus groups provides new insights along with critique of a type of methodology that is rarely addressed in feminist methodologies texts or courses. The examples are very helpful. New researchers would appreciate the examples of processes and questions...”
—Karen T. Keifer-Boyd, The Pennsylvania State University
“The volume features great examples to which students can relate. References to popular culture (e.g., Law and Order) and insightful stories from the field are a wonderful means of keeping students’ attention and reinforcing the continuing relevance of feminist methods. The volume also balances coverage of theoretical and epistemological concerns with practical techniques and tips. The writing style is engaging and the technical terminology is clearly defined.”
—John P. Bartkowski, University of Texas at San Antonio
“The fully revised and updated Second Edition… draws on the expertise of a wide group of interdisciplinary scholars who aim to cover cutting-edge research methods and explore research questions related to the complex and diverse issues that deeply impact women’s lives…it will be valuable for academics already working from or looking to develop their understanding and use of feminist research practices…this collection offers an engaging look at feminist research practice.
“I think the book does a great job of showing how feminist thought influences how researchers do research on a practical level—and I think this is something that other qual text books do not always do so well. It’s easier to explain a critical perspective, but how that perspective actually influences the researcher in the field can be harder to show. I really liked how possible research questions were used in the post-modern chapters to illustrate how, in practice, these theoretical perspectives actually shape how social scientists go about their research.
“Its organization is coherent and logical. The text provides a good introduction to the feminist scholarship and includes theoretical and empirical articles, which provides a well-rounded discussion of the research disciplinary practices for students.”
—Ann Marie Nicolosi, The College of New Jersey
“This strength of this text rests in the coverage given to multiple methodological approaches. Students who read all the articles will come away with a strong foundation to help them apply a feminist lens and framework to their own research and writing.”
—Rachel Sutz Pienta, Valdosta State University
“The Behind-the-Scenes parts really capture students’ attention and help students see theory and method in practice...”
—M. Cristina Alcalde, University of Kentucky
“The key strength of this text for me is the organization of the book and the Behind-the-Scenes textboxes within the chapters.”
—Arlene Sgoutas, Metropolitan State College of Denver
“It is well organized—introduction, application and synopsis. I like the way different authors cover different methods so you are truly getting people who know and use the methods.”
—Jo Reger, Oakland University
