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ERIC Number: EJ557145
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-5748
Gender and Contradictory Definitions of University Accessibility.
Bischoping, Katherine; Bell, Stephen
Review of Higher Education, v21 n2 p179-94 Win 1998
Based on enrollment figures, it would appear colleges and universities have become more accessible to women, but several research indicators contradict this. A study at York University (Ontario) investigated the interactive effects of gender and social integration measures on accessibility, based on differential participation in extracurricular activities and student perceptions of those activities. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Case Studies, College Administration, Extracurricular Activities, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Organizational Climate, Participant Satisfaction, School Holding Power, Sex Bias, Sex Differences, Student Adjustment, Student Attitudes, Womens Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: York University ON