CONNECTED KNOWING AND DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY.

The term connected knowing has become common parlance in postmodern educational psychology and women's studies since the publication of Women's Ways of Knowing (Belenky et al.) in 1986. Educators generally accord the concept positive value, and some have incorporated the concept into their curriculum and pedagogy. It is not unusual to note the term in course descriptors (e.g., "Students will achieve the level of connected knowing") used as if it were a commonly understood stage achievable by most, if not all course enrollees. Similarly, thesis advisors have encouraged students to