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Women's Colleges and Universities in a Global Context
Kristen A. Renn
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Description for Women's Colleges and Universities in a Global Context
In the end, this volume addresses not only the role of women's colleges in their own countries but what these institutions can teach us that would benefit higher education worldwide. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 231 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
Educating girls and women is a powerful route to improving societies worldwide. When women receive more education, literacy rates in children rise, maternal and infant death rates drop, and women enjoy an increased earning capacity. Yet in parts of the developing world, women's education is considered a low priority at best and a dangerous counter cultural activity at worst. In Europe and North America, the number of women's colleges is shrinking - yet women - only institutions are growing in size and number in many other regions of the world, where they provide access to female students who are prevented ... Read more
Educating girls and women is a powerful route to improving societies worldwide. When women receive more education, literacy rates in children rise, maternal and infant death rates drop, and women enjoy an increased earning capacity. Yet in parts of the developing world, women's education is considered a low priority at best and a dangerous counter cultural activity at worst. In Europe and North America, the number of women's colleges is shrinking - yet women - only institutions are growing in size and number in many other regions of the world, where they provide access to female students who are prevented ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421414775
SKU
V9781421414775
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About Kristen A. Renn
Kristen A. Renn is a professor of higher, adult, and lifelong education at Michigan State University as well as Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies. She is the author of Mixed Race Students in College: The Ecology of Race, Identity, and Community on Campus and the coauthor of College Students in the United States: Characteristics, Experiences, and Outcomes.
Reviews for Women's Colleges and Universities in a Global Context
Renn boldly engages the complexities of women's lives globally, giving careful attention to the intersections of gender, culture, economics, and education... Women's Colleges and Universities in a Global Context is a rich resource for researchers and students interested in women's issues and the role of higher education in transforming the climate for women's equity across the world... With this book, ... Read more