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ERIC Number: EJ408762
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Women's Colleges and Coed Colleges: Is There a Difference for Women?
Smith, Daryl G.
Journal of Higher Education, v61 n2 p181-97 Mar-Apr 1990
The results of this longitudinal study support the hypothesis that, after controlling for background characteristics, women's colleges relate positively to a variety of measures of student satisfaction, perceived changes in skills and abilities, and educational aspirations and educational attainment. Contact with the faculty and administration is an important component of involvement. (MLW)
Descriptors: Background, Coeducation, College Environment, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Educational Quality, Females, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies, Models, Single Sex Colleges, Student Characteristics, Womens Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cooperative Institutional Research Program