"The conditions of difficulty and struggle": A Discovered Theme of Curriculum Transformation and Women's Studies Discourse

Abstract

This article describes a content analysis of journal articles from the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) that sought to measure the degree of curriculum transformation in a large professional organization using Tetreault's Feminist Phase Theory scale. In the course of analysis, a theme emerged which was not addressed in Tetreault's scale, nor in the other feminist phase theory scales. This emergent researcher-labeled "challenges" theme provides important insights regarding the ongoing difficulty of achieving curriculum transformation and suggests the need for a more comprehensive scale to assist both researchers and practitioners.