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ERIC Number: EJ419407
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-6744
Educating Women: A Promise and a Vision for the Future.
Astin, Helen S.
American Journal of Education, v98 n4 p479-93 Aug 1990
Examines trends in the educational and career aspirations of women entering college, based on a 1987 survey conducted at UCLA and data from a nationwide survey taken annually since 1966. Calls for greater institutional response to women's needs, based on their increased enrollment and broadened aspirations. (DM)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Freshmen, Educational Trends, Females, Feminism, National Surveys, Occupational Aspiration, Womens Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Cooperative Institutional Research Program; University of California Los Angeles
Note: Theme issue with the title, "Changing Patters of Opportunity in Higher Education."