Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Sociology
First Advisor
Kathryn A. Farr
Term of Graduation
Winter 1998
Date of Publication
1998
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Sociology
Department
Sociology
Language
English
Subjects
Portland State University Returning Women's Workshop, Women -- Education (Higher) -- Oregon -- Portland, College dropouts -- Oregon -- Portland
DOI
10.15760/etd.3531
Physical Description
1 online resource (84 pages)
Abstract
This thesis investigates the retention of returning adult women students by examining: I) demographic and motivational backgrounds of women who attend a university Returning Women's Workshop and women who do not; 2) retention, bonding, and support measures for the two groups of women; 3) student evaluations of the various Workshop components. The thesis also describes the history of the Workshop and the Women's Study Program.
A telephone survey was conducted of women who either participated in the Returning Women's Workshop or attended the University during the same selected years. All the women surveyed were over the age of 24 and had attended Portland State University during the Fall term of 1990 or I 991. Workshop participants and nonparticipants were chosen to allow comparison between students receiving and not receiving the resources from the Workshop. Two years were chosen to allow for any difference in Workshop leadership.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/40120
Recommended Citation
Lamb, Kimberly E., "Returning Women’s Workshop and Retention of Returning Women Students" (1998). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 6385.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.3531
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