The planning and problems associated with the 1975 Congressional mandate calling for the integration of women into the U.S. Air Force Academy are described. The book examines how Air Force planners made decisions and whether their decisions were effective. Beliefs that were previously held inviolable--that upper body strength is important, that…

This is Volume 2 of the Report of the Commissioner of Education for the Year 1891-'92, containing Parts 2 and 3. Part 2 covers the topics: (1) Name Register; (2) City School Systems; (3) Secondary Schools; (4) Universities and Colleges; (5) Colleges for Women; (6) The Place of University Extension in American Education; (7) The Relation of the…

In this two volume set, educators explore the intersection of gender and education. Their entries deal with educational theories, research, curricula, practices, personnel, and policies, but also with variations in the gendering of education across historical and cultural contexts. The various contributors discuss gender as a social construction.…