Women in Higher Education

by Martinez Aleman, Ana M.; Renn, Kristen A.

• ISBN13: 9781576076149
• ISBN10: 1576076148
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-12-01
• Publisher: Abc-Clio Inc

Summary

The only comprehensive encyclopedia on the subject of women in higher education.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	ix
Foreword	xv
M. Elizabeth Tidball
Introduction	xix
Part 1 Historical and Cultural Contexts	1	(68)
Overview	3	(12)
Jana Nidiffer
Black Women's Colleges	15	(2)
Tiffany Gayle Chenault
Catholic Women's Colleges	17	(4)
Tracy Schier
Coeducation	21	(5)
Laura Marie Micheletti
Community Colleges	26	(4)
Kim VanDerLinden
Hispanic-Serving Institutions	30	(2)
Elizabeth Maria Bejar
Historical Documents	32	(8)
Verity Smith
Historically Black Colleges and Universities	40	(4)
Elizabeth Maria Bejar
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues on Campuses	44	(4)
Ronni L. Sanlo
Steven J. Leider
Military Colleges	48	(4)
Stacy A. Jacob
Southern Baptist Colleges	52	(5)
T. Laine Scales
Tribal Colleges	57	(4)
AnnMarie Rousey
Women's Colleges	61	(8)
Lisa E. Wolf-Wendel
Part 2 Gender Theory and the Academy	69	(38)
Overview	71	(6)
Eleanor MacDonald
Demographics of Gender and Race	77	(8)
Shaireen Rasheed
Shilpi Sinha
Feminist Assessment	85	(3)
Katya Salkever
Intersection of Gender and Race	88	(5)
Susan L. Schramm
Psychology of Sex Differences	93	(9)
Laura M. Sinnett
Sexual Harassment	102	(5)
Jeanette Reichmuth
Part 3 Feminism in the Academy	107	(34)
Overview	109	(9)
Rebecca Ropers-Huilman
Black Feminism and Womanism	118	(2)
Evangeline Wheeler
Feminist Epistemology	120	(6)
Lynn Safarik
Feminist Ethics	126	(4)
Kalina M. Brabeck
Mary M. Brabeck
Feminist Pedagogy	130	(5)
Frances A. Maher
Mary Kay Tetreault
Feminist Research Methodology	135	(6)
Christine L. Jocoy
Part 4 Women in the Curriculum	141	(62)
Overview	143	(12)
Ann K. Schonberger
Academic Caucuses and Committees	155	(3)
Janni L. Aragon
Distance Education	158	(5)
LuAnn Hiniker
Ecofeminism	163	(3)
Tess Pierce
Family and Consumer Sciences	166	(4)
Virginia B. Vincenti
Gender and Technology	170	(4)
Katy Campbell
Internet-based Distance Education	174	(5)
Laurel Jeris
Medical Education	179	(5)
Kay Beaver
Physical Education	184	(4)
Thalia M. Mulvihill
Teacher Education	188	(4)
Felecia M. Briscoe
Linda C. Pacifici
Transformation of the Curriculum	192	(6)
Kerry Brian Melear
Women's Studies	198	(5)
Francesca B. Purcell
Part 5 Women and Higher Education Policy	203	(44)
Overview	205	(6)
Vivyan C. Adair
Affirmative Action and Employment	211	(3)
Patricia Somers
Class	214	(7)
Luisa S. Deprez
Sandra S. Butler
Gender Inequality	221	(7)
Judith Glazer-Raymo
Legal Issues	228	(6)
Benjamin Baez
Students' Rights	234	(3)
John Wesley Lowery
Title IX	237	(7)
Patricia Somers
Women with Disabilities	244	(3)
Susan M. Pliner
Part 6 Women Students	247	(124)
Overview	249	(13)
Florence Guido-DiBrito
Activism	262	(3)
Anita Tijerina Revilla
African American Students	265	(4)
Rochelle L. Woods
American Indian Students	269	(3)
Roger Geertz Gonzalez
Asian American Students	272	(4)
Roberta Malee Bassett
Biracial and Biethnic Students	276	(3)
Samantha J. Ortiz
Black Sororities	279	(3)
Tiffany Gayle Chenault
Classroom Climate	282	(5)
Elizabeth J. Allan
Community College Students	287	(3)
Jean V. Kartje
Counseling Issues and Services	290	(2)
Debra J. Blanke
Curricular and Professional Choices	292	(2)
Courtney A. Little
Development of Multiple Social and Cultural Identities	294	(3)
Dafina Lazarus Stewart
Developmental Issues	297	(5)
Karen D. Arnold
Extracurricular Issues	302	(4)
Emily Langdon
Graduate and Professional Education	306	(3)
Patricia Helland
Graduate Students	309	(3)
Pamela Merchant Christian
Graduate Students and Science	312	(3)
Carol L. Hodes
Growth of Women's Athletics	315	(6)
Shawn Ladda
Jewish Students	321	(4)
Diana B. Turk
Latina Students	325	(5)
Tara J. Yosso
Learning and Knowing	330	(6)
Marcia B. Baxter Magolda
Nontraditional Students	336	(3)
Estelle Miller
Persistence	339	(4)
Linda Serra Hagedorn
Faith I. Womack
Christina Vogt
Shelly Westebbe
Jeffrey Kealing
Romantic Relationships	343	(4)
Shannon K. Gilmartin
Linda J. Sax
Service Learning and Community Service	347	(3)
Ellen M. Broido
Sexual Assault	350	(2)
Lee Scherer Hawthorne
Sexuality	352	(3)
Sarah M. Tillery
Socioeconomic Status	355	(3)
MaryBeth Walpole
Sororities	358	(5)
Amy E. Wells
Undergraduates and Science	363	(3)
Linda J. Sax
Alyssa N. Bryant
Women Athletes	366	(5)
Janet M. Holdsworth
Part 7 Women Faculty	371	(86)
Overview	373	(7)
Joanne E. Cooper
African American Faculty	380	(4)
Kimberly Lenease King
American Indian Faculty	384	(3)
Barbara J. Johnson
Asian American Faculty	387	(3)
Roberta Malee Bassett
Campus Climate	390	(7)
Christine M. Cress
Comparative Issues	397	(5)
Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela
Disciplinary Socialization	402	(4)
Helen S. Astin
Jennifer Lindholm
Evaluation	406	(3)
Marta Soto
Hiring	409	(5)
Joanne E. Cooper
Latina Faculty	414	(3)
Toni Calasanti
Janice Witt Smith
Lesbian Faculty	417	(4)
Susan Talburt
Researchers	421	(3)
Elizabeth G. Creamer
Salaries	424	(3)
Dana E. Christman
Sex Discrimination	427	(4)
Cassandra P. Evans
Socialization	431	(4)
Kelly Ward
Estela M. Bensimon
Teachers	435	(5)
Gypsy M. Denzine
Tenure and Promotion	440	(6)
Laura Perna
Unionization	446	(3)
Pamela L. Eddy
Women of Color at Predominantly White Institutions	449	(8)
Berta Vigil Laden
Part 8 Women Administrators	457	(50)
Overview	459	(7)
Susan B. Twombly
Vicki J. Rosser
African American Administrators	466	(3)
Vernicka K. Tyson
American Indian Administrators	469	(3)
Marilyn L. Grady
Asian American Administrators	472	(3)
Lori M. Ideta
Ethics and Practice	475	(3)
Jane Fried
Latina Administrators	478	(4)
Marilyn L. Grady
Leadership	482	(4)
Marilyn J. Amey
Pamela L. Eddy
Leadership in Catholic Institutions	486	(5)
Mary Lou Jackson
Librarians	491	(4)
Rebecca Tolley-Stokes
Mobility	495	(3)
Mary Ann Danowitz Sagaria
Melissa A. Rychener
Presidency	498	(4)
Pamela L. Eddy
Professional Organizations	502	(5)
Jennifer Weisman
Part 9 Women Employees	507	(10)
Overview	509	(2)
Linda K. Johnsrud
Lynn T. Inoshita
Unionization	511	(6)
Myrna Cherkoss Donahoe
Appendix 1: Women's Studies Research Resources	517	(12)
Betty J. Glass
Appendix 2: Colleges Identifying Themselves as Women's Colleges	529	(2)
Bibliography	531	(60)
Index	591	(46)
About the Editors	637