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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED275278 AUTHOR: Koon, Jeff, Comp.
TITLE: The Women's Studies Program at Berkeley: An Academic
Review Using Comparative Student Evaluations from 15
Undergraduate Programs in the Social Sciences Area.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1981
NOTE: 59 p.
ABSTRACT: Findings of a survey of undergraduate majors
enrolled in the Women's Studies Program at the University of
California, Berkeley, are summarized. After an overview
section that identifies program strengths and weaknesses, 10
recommendations are presented, along with information on the
evaluation methodology. Findings cover: structure of the
major; coverage of content in the major; summative rating of
coursework and learning gains; elements of teaching (e.g.,
feedback to students); summative rating of teaching;
teaching assistants; faculty receptivity and support;
competition and testing; grading, workload, and grade point
average; providing students information about courses,
professors, graduate study, and careers; faculty affirmative
action; proportion of women and ethnic minority students;
student participation in the program; influences on
students' overall growth and learning; liberal arts
educational goals; preparation for advanced training and for
careers; overall value of the subject matter; satisfaction
with the major program; and satisfaction with the total
experience while at the university. Appended are open-ended
comments by respondents and information on characteristics
of respondents, response rate by department/program, and
percentage of ethnic minority students. (SW)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Affirmative-Action; College-Faculty;
College-Instruction; Educational-Objectives; Higher
Education; Institutional-Research; Program-Evaluation;
Student-Development
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *College-Programs; *Majors-Students;
*Undergraduate-Students; *Womens-Studies
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