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OVERVIEW

1) The term Feminist Pedagogy was coined during the 1980's 2) Roots of the term lie in the workings of Paulo Freire 3) According to Carolyn Shrewsbury there are 4 main theams to feminist pedagogy: EMPOWERMENT, COMMUNITY,SOCIAL ACTION, AND REFLEXIVITY.

Feminist pedagogy,initially referred to as "feminist liberators education" places issues of power as a central theme. this term was coined  in the 1980's by Judy Chicago, in order to integrate a wide rage of teaching styles. Feminist pedagogy was adopted by feminists in women studies programs and later adopted by men and women teaching various disciplines.Feminist pedagogy also nurtures elements of critical thinking. influenced by Paulo Freire's, Pedagogy of the Oppressed,His work includes women as learners and attempts to create an education for women.Fallowing Paulo Freire, Carolyn Shrewsbury, names a few  main themes in feminist pedagogy: Empowerment, Community,Social action,and Reflexivity.Feminist Pedagogy is based upon a feminist analysis of gender, that offers a safe place to express ones ideas and share their expereincies