Feminism and Education: A Canadian Perspective

Theresa F. Lewis is an elementary-school principal with the Calgary
Board of Education.

The articles in this publication were written by several feminist
academics and researchers associated with the Ontario Institute for
Studies in Education. The topics, all related to Canadian education and
feminism, offer perspectives in an area virtually untouched in Canadian
education literature.

Part 1 provides a theoretical and ideological basis for successive
articles, as the authors examine issues rising from male-dominated
educational policies, employment practices, women’s moral development,
and equity. Part 2 explores educational roles that women have assumed in
private and public sectors, while Part 3 examines the concept underlying
the production, ownership, and development of knowledge and learning.
Some of the book’s most compelling arguments appear in this section,
as challenges are made to the field of adult education, to the basis of
physical education, and to the impact of technology in class and gender
within the curriculum.

This book contributes significantly to raising awareness and initiating
alternative perspectives of education’s role in Canadian society. As
noted in the preface, future volumes will need to include the voices of
such diverse groups as aboriginal women, women of color, francophone
women, women with disabilities, and those women whose experience is
unique to the different regions in Canada.