I was reminded of two things. First, a study my students were
reading this term (cite below) on young women's attitudes toward
careers in science. This study deliberately set out to give voice
to the 'subjects' rather than pre-empt their voices by the
research design's own questions and analyses. It also found that
by and large these young women rejected science and technology
careers because such careers were not consonant with their core
_values_ about what is important in life. The exception was for
careers in medicine, veterinary, and environmental work, which
were seen as 'helping' careers, while the stereotypical physical
sciences were seen as inconsistent with such values.
Baker, D. and Leary, R. Letting Girls Speak Out about Science.
J.Research in Science Teaching 32(1) 3-29, 1995.
Second, Freire's technique of 'codifications' sounds much like
the form and purposes of the 'materials to support awareness'
that eventually came from the Bobasch work.
JAY.
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