FEMINIST RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES AND STUDENT PROJECTS IN GEOGRAPHY

Although there has been an increasing number of articles on teaching a nd gender, there has been little discussion of the implications of fem inist research methodologies for student projects. This paper aims to overcome this 'blind spot' through discussion of the pedagogic implica tions raised by the adoption of such methodologies in student projects : choice of topic, choice of research methods, emancipatory role of th e project, dilemmas experienced during 'fieldwork' and interpretive an d writing styles used during the research process. The constraints mit igating against the adoption of feminist methodologies are explored, i ncluding issues of training, supervision, assessment criteria and pres entational issues, with the aim of encouraging a discussion on the use of such methodologies in future student research projects.