Taking Women Seriously,9781573560924

Taking Women Seriously

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ISBN13: 9781573560924
ISBN10: 1573560928
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1998-11-01
Publisher(s): Oryx Pr
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Summary

Over the past 25 years, research findings have continued to underscore the direct and positive impact of women's colleges--institutions where the academic aspirations of women are the focus of the entire educational community. This book identifies the distinctive characteristics that make these colleges preeminent contributors of achieving women to the wider society. The authors also explain how the lessons and legacies of these institutions have the potential to enhance the education environment at all colleges.

Author Biography

M. ELIZABETH TIDBALL is professor emeritus of Physiology, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C., and distinguished research scholar and co-director of the Tidball Center for the Study of Educational Environments, Hood College, Frederick, Maryland.DARYL G. SMITH is professor of education and psychology, Center for Educational Studies, The Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California.CHARLES S. TIDBALL is distinguished research scholar and co-director of the Tidball Center for the Study of Educational Environments, Hood College, Frederick, Maryland and professor emeritus of computer medicine, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.LISA E. WOLF-WENDEL is assistant professor of higher education, University of Kansas, Lawrence.

Table of Contents

LIST OF FIGURES
vii(2)
LIST OF TABLES
ix(2)
FOREWORD xi(2)
JILL KER CONWAY
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii(1)
ABOUT THE AUTHORS xiv(5)
INTRODUCTION Writing History Differently xix
PART ONE. Women's Colleges within the Context of American Higher Education 1(30)
CHAPTER 1. From Vision to Reality
3(16)
CHAPTER 2. A Half Century of Change
19(12)
PART TWO. Three Major Ways of Knowing Provide Lessons from Women's Colleges 31(72)
CHAPTER 3. Measures of Success
33(22)
CHAPTER 4. Making a Significant Difference
55(16)
CHAPTER 5. A Look Inside
71(32)
PART THREE. Legacies from Women's Colleges Serve As Institutional Models 103(28)
CHAPTER 6. New Legacies from the Campus
105(14)
CHAPTER 7. Builders, Benefactors, and Volunteers
119(12)
PART FOUR. Women's Colleges and the Meaning of Taking Women Seriously 131(12)
CHAPTER 8. Priorities, Patterns, and Principles
133(10)
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES 143(58)
SUPPLEMENT TO CHAPTER 1. Connecting with Global Issues 145(8)
SUPPLEMENT TO CHAPTER 2. Tracking Frames of Reference 153(9)
SUPPLEMENT TO CHAPTER 3. From Baccalaureate Origins to Institutional Productivity 162(20)
SUPPLEMENT TO CHAPTER 4. Social Science Approaches to Studying College Impact 182(11)
SUPPLEMENT TO CHAPTER 5. A Look Inside "A Look Inside" 193(8)
REFERENCES 201(12)
INDEX 213

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