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ERIC Number: EJ486691
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1546
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The Value of Attending a Women's College: Education, Occupation, and Income Benefits.
Riordan, Cornelius
Journal of Higher Education, v65 n4 p486-510 Jul-Aug 1994
A study using data from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 compared effects of attendance at a women's college for one to six years (n=125) with attendance at only coeducational colleges (n=1832). Findings indicated significant occupational achievement benefits were realized for each year of attendance at a women's college. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Career Choice, Coeducation, College Outcomes Assessment, Educational Attainment, Educational Benefits, Educational Quality, Employment Patterns, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies, Outcomes of Education, Single Sex Colleges, Womens Education
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972
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