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ERIC Number: EJ281276
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Gender Roles in Transition: Research and Policy Implications for Higher Education.
Astin, Helen S.; Kent, Laura
Journal of Higher Education, v54 n3 p309-24 May-Jun 1983
The effect of higher education on the self-esteem and values of male and female college students was studied. Trends over the last decade in freshman self-ratings and goals, individual changes in these two variables, and the impact of various college environmental characteristics on these changes are discussed. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Change, College Attendance, College Freshmen, Educational Benefits, Females, Higher Education, Individual Development, Institutional Characteristics, Males, Outcomes of Education, Self Esteem, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Social Values, Student Characteristics, Surveys, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cooperative Institutional Research Program