Taking Women Seriously

Lessons and Legacies for Educating the Majority

Author: M. Elizabeth Tidball
ISBN: 9781573560924

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.

Publisher: Oryx Press
Publish Date: 1999

Subjects: Education / Higher, Social Science / Women's Studies

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Women in Academia)