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Baker, Kerrie Q.; Boland, Kathleen; Nowik, Christine M. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2012
A positive classroom climate is essential to the success of students with disabilities in higher education. In a study of 268 students and 76 faculty members at a small liberal arts women's college in eastern Pennsylvania, participants responded to statements about students with disabilities. Findings indicate that faculty and students perceive…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Liberal Arts, College Faculty, Student Attitudes
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Studer-Ellis, Erich M. – Social Forces, 1995
Examination of foundings of four-year women's colleges in three states, 1855-1968, reveals that institutional forces (presence of elite women's colleges, development of Catholic women's colleges, and enactment of the suffrage amendment) increased the founding rate, but rising organizational density later decreased the rate. Argues that…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, College Environment, Competition, Educational Development