The College Choice Process of the Women

In 1976 and again in 1995, several brave women chose to enroll at-and thereby to "gender integrate"-America's military colleges. In 1976, women were admitted to the Department ot Defense (DOD) service academies after an Act of Congress changed a law so as to allow for their matriculat...

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Published in:College and university 2011-07, Vol.87 (1), p.28
Main Author: Jacob, Stacy A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Aspiration
College campuses
College choice
Data Analysis
Educational Attainment
Influence
Qualitative research
Students
Studies
Women
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Summary:In 1976 and again in 1995, several brave women chose to enroll at-and thereby to "gender integrate"-America's military colleges. In 1976, women were admitted to the Department ot Defense (DOD) service academies after an Act of Congress changed a law so as to allow for their matriculation. Beginning in 1995, women were admitted to state-supported military colleges after a long legal battle ended with the decision that state-run academies must be open to men and women. How did certain women come to decide to be the first to attend what historically had been all-male institutions? What were their main reasons for choosing to do so? This study explores the college choice decisions of several of the first women to attend-and so to "gender integrate"-America's military colleges. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0010-0889