The Handmaid's Tale: An International Self-Study About Gender and Career

• In Event: 35.071 - Perspectives on Social Justice in Self-Study

Abstract

This paper explores how five educational researchers at different stages in their careers use self-study to systematically examine the tensions surrounding the lived experiences of female academics in international contexts. Developed out of the findings of prior studies that reported on the positive role of self-study and online journaling in our international research collective (Author, Wang, Author, & Author, 2017), this study aims to further advance the work of our international project. By sharing how we used self-study, fiction, and online journaling, we have supported and nurtured our own practices as culturally responsive educators, the diverse teacher education programs that we work in, and the broader knowledge base of teacher education that is aiming to promote more thoughtful and inclusive societies.

Authors

• Amber Strong Makaiau, University of Hawaii - Manoa

• Karen Ragoonaden, The University of British Columbia

• Lu Leng, Jinan University

• Charmaine Mangram, University of Hawaii - Manoa

• Mitsuyo Toyoda, Tokyo Institute of Technology