https://padlet.com/kkowolenko/sehr7p7q9255 Research by Janet Raynor en-us 2017-07-06 18:29:51 UTC 2017-07-06 20:45:10 UTC hello@padlet.com kkowolenko https://padlet.com/kkowolenko/sehr7p7q9255/wish/178214558 Janet Raynor's research operates under a feminist paradigm, which is a critical paradigm. A feminist paradigm as described by Denzin and Lincoln focuses on lived experiences, gender, race and class through the form of stories (2005). Raynor's research is based on the experiences of the people of Bangladesh who have been affected by the female stipend program. Raynor then presents the majority of her findings in the form of anecdotes. Additionally, a critical paradigm such as the feminist paradigm seeks to answer the question of who benefits from or exploits the current situation (Anderson, 2013). ]]> 2017-07-06 19:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kkowolenko/sehr7p7q9255/wish/178214558 kkowolenko https://padlet.com/kkowolenko/sehr7p7q9255/wish/178215388 Raynor's goal in this research was to fill a gap in previous research on the female stipend program (FSP). Previous to Raynor, little research had been done on how FSP was affecting the cultural attitudes towards female education (Raynor, 2006). ]]> 2017-07-06 19:26:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kkowolenko/sehr7p7q9255/wish/178215388 kkowolenko https://padlet.com/kkowolenko/sehr7p7q9255/wish/178215557 Raynor organizes her research questions into three categories: perceptions, purpose and culture.

Perceptions: Does girls' education perpetuates traditional beliefs on gender or does it empower the girls? Does girls' education benefit the society and the individual?
Purpose: How is girls' education viewed now in Bangladesh in light of how it has been viewed in the past as something prohibited for girls?
Culture: Should culture be preserved at the cost of girls' education? (Raynor, 2006).

]]> 2017-07-06 19:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kkowolenko/sehr7p7q9255/wish/178215557 kkowolenko https://padlet.com/kkowolenko/sehr7p7q9255/wish/178217547 Raynor conducted her research using a combination of interviews and questionnaires. She conducted 41 interviews and administered questionnaires to 456 respondents (Raynor, 2006). The majority of her research was qualitative in nature. Her methodology reflects a critical paradigm in that it included both a historical review of FSP (Anderson, 2013) in Bangladesh but also included a significant amount of participant observation (Denzin and Lincoln, 2005). ]]> 2017-07-06 20:21:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kkowolenko/sehr7p7q9255/wish/178217547 kkowolenko https://padlet.com/kkowolenko/sehr7p7q9255/wish/178218084 Raynor is working to change the current conditions in Bangladesh. She explains that FSP is not sustainable as it is conducted now and that changes need to be made (Raynor, 2006). Her research aids in understanding the views of the people participating in FSP. As Anderson quotes, Raynor uncovers "conditions of action which are hidden or distorted by everyday understanding" (2013). ]]> 2017-07-06 20:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kkowolenko/sehr7p7q9255/wish/178218084 kkowolenko https://padlet.com/kkowolenko/sehr7p7q9255/wish/178218255 Finally, Raynor's critical approach causes her to view the state of girls' education in Bangladesh as the result of a social, cultural and economic circumstances which have been ingrained over time (Denzin and Lincoln, 2005). This is evidenced by her extensive overview of the history of girls' education and FSP in Bangladesh. ]]> 2017-07-06 20:36:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kkowolenko/sehr7p7q9255/wish/178218255 kkowolenko https://padlet.com/kkowolenko/sehr7p7q9255/wish/178218423 Anderson, T. (2013, October 15). Research Paradigms:Ontology's, Epistemologies & Methods [PhD Seminar].
N. K. Denzin & Y. S. Lincoln (Eds.) (2005). The Sage handbook of qualitative research (3rd ed., pp. 191-215). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Raynor, Janet. 2005.  "Educating Girls in Bangladesh: Watering a Neighbor's Tree?" in Sheila Aikman and Elaine Unterhalter, Eds. Beyond Access: Transforming Policy and Practice for Gender Equality in Education. Oxfam GB. ]]> 2017-07-06 20:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kkowolenko/sehr7p7q9255/wish/178218423