Taking Women Seriously

by Tidball, M. Elizabeth; Smith, Daryl G.; Tidball, Charles S.; Wolf-Wendel, Lisa E.

• ISBN13: 9781573560924
• ISBN10: 1573560928
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-11-01
• Publisher: Oryx Pr

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