Coming into her own : educational success in girls and women / Sara N. Davis, Mary Crawford, Jadwiga Sebrechts, Editors.

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, [1999], ©1999.

xix, 361 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

1st ed.

The contribution of women's studies programs / Judith Giblin James -- The women's college difference / Jadwiga Sebrechts -- Feminist teaching, an emergent practice / Ellen Kimmel -- Teaching through narratives of women's lives / Debbie Cottrell -- Studying women's lives in an interdisciplinary context / Sara N. Davis, Virginia Kaib Ratigan -- The influence of the personal on classroom interaction / Helene Elting -- Creating a collaborative classroom / Sara N. Davis -- Encouraging participation in the classroom / Estelle Disch -- Overcoming resistance to feminism in the classroom / Mary Crawford, Jessica A. Suckle -- Creating expectations in adolescent girls / Rebecca L. Pierce, Mary E. Kite -- Successful strategies for teaching statistics / Mary B. Harris, Candace Schau -- Mentoring the whole life of emerging scientists / Neal B. Abraham -- Mentoring a diverse population / Roxana Moayedi -- Advising young women of color / Susan E. Murphy, Sharon G. Goto, Ellen A. Ensher -- Lessons from self-defense training / Glenda M. Russell, Kari L. Fraser -- Support networks for lesbian, gay, and bisexual students / Janis S. Bohan, Glenda M. Russell -- College women and alcohol use / Mary Crawford, George Dowdall, Henry Wechsler -- Preventing dating violence / Deborah Mahlstedt, Carole Baroody Corcoran -- Defining supportive educational environment for low-income women / Erika Kates.

Includes bibliographical references and index.