El papel de la clase trabajadora (otras mujeres) en la educación crítica

Abstract

This article looks at the role and experiences of working class (other) women
who return to education in universities and community education. The educational experiences
are explored through the voices of working class women by using feminist
biographical approaches. The stories reveal the centrality of class and gender inequalities
in the women’s lives. The biographies highlight the potential of education as a
transforming experience for working class women as they critically reflect upon their
life experiences shaped by class and gender. The theoretical framework draws on feminism
and radical women’s education while critiquing academic feminism and arguing for
a more dialogical approach. Although universities do offer a space for transformation
for women the curriculum needs to draw more overtly on the experiences and knowledge
of ‘women adult students from below’.