It states that empowering local communities to assume more responsibility for their education and learning should enable them to become learning communities. This is important for the continuing political, social, cultural, and economic development of the individual and the local community. It is also important to enable local communities to cope more effectively with the rapid changes occurring in society. A Postmodern Feminist Critique of Women and Development Theory and Practice, Development and Change, vol. I was one of the panelists from higher learning institutions addressing the issue of academia-grassroots partnerships and will present the panel's recommendations in another publication.
Most students have inadequate support, making it difficult to cope with such multiple demands.
The investigators concluded that most Women's Studies courses nationwide enabled students to make stronger connections between classroom material and their own lives than did traditional courses. These findings support our belief that students learn best when they integrate new knowledge with their own experiences and prior learning. She states that traditional research methods usually follow a linear model in which the researcher holds the power and authority. Interactive in its approach, this collaborative model pays special attention to the relationship between the researcher and the respondent, allowing for the active participation and input of both. It promotes further critical inquiry and a sense of connectedness between student and researcher.