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12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED132967 AUTHOR: Astin, Helen S.; And Others
TITLE: Sex Discrimination in Education: Access to
Postsecondary Education. Executive Summary.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1976
NOTE: 50 p.; For related documents, see HE 008 584, CG 011
298-299, CG 011 341, and EA 009 103-104
ABSTRACT: A study was undertaken to identify the kinds and
extent of sex discrimination in access to postsecondary
education. The study examined: (1) the participation of
women in educational activities (secondary schools and
postsecondary collegiate and noncollegiate institutions);
(2) the effect of differential socialization and
socioeconomic status on women's aspirations, self-concept,
and motivation; (3) institutional practices that may be
discriminatory, individual behavior that may limit women's
options, and specific aspects of the educational experience
that contribute to women's progress; and (4) the mature
woman's access to education. The implications of the study
are that: (1) program efforts should be undertaken for high
school preparation, participation in postsecondary
education, and institutional practices and policies; (2)
there is a need for both periodic data collection from high
school students and studies to identify the factors that
affect women's career decisions; and (3) legislative
efforts
that go beyond Title IX are needed. (Author/MSE)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Administrative-Policy; Adult-Education;
Aspiration-; Behavior-; Career-Choice; College-Students;
Educational-Background; Educational-Discrimination;
Educational-Experience; Educational-Opportunities; High
School-Students; Legislation-; Motivation-; Research-Needs;
Self-Concept; Vocational-Education
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Affirmative-Action; *Equal-Education;
*Females-; *Postsecondary-Education; *Sex-Discrimination;
*Womens-Education
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