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ERIC Number: EJ197596
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Expected to Achieve--But Not Too Much: Conflicting Expectations for Entering College Freshman Women.
Dickerson, Kitty G.; Hinkle, Dennis E.
College Student Journal, v12 n4 p1-16 Win 1978
Examined whether entering freshman female students arrive at college with conflicting expectations: their own, those of their parents, and those of male peers. Data from mailed questionnaires indicated such conflicting expectations exist for the women studied. They hope to achieve--but not too much. (Author)
Descriptors: Achievement, College Freshmen, Fear of Success, Females, Higher Education, Sex Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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