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'Better Dead than Coed?' Survival and Decline of Single-Sex College in the United States

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Empirical studies of population decline have been carried out across a wide range of industries. However, the dramatic decline in the population of single-sex colleges in the United States, and the near extinction of such a higher educational alternative, has failed to capture the critical attention of researchers. In 1970, there were 230 womens colleges and 174 mens colleges. As of 2000, only 63 womens colleges remained in existence, while no equivalent figures are available for mens colleges. Between 1970 and 1980 alone, 108 womens colleges and 101 mens colleges converted to coeducation, while another 46 womens colleges and 27 mens colleges closed their doors (U.S. Department of Education, 1970; 1980). In this study, I propose to look at the population of single-sex colleges over the period of 1970 to 1980 in an attempt to uncover: the conditions under which single-sex colleges are likely to undertake a transition to coeducation; and how such a change affects performance and survival chances. A third and final line of inquiry for the current study is to examine whether or not the answers to the first two questions depend on whether one looks at mens colleges or womens colleges.

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Geraci, Heather. "'Better Dead than Coed?' Survival and Decline of Single-Sex College in the United States" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Marriott Hotel, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 12, 2005 <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p21296_index.html>

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Geraci, H. M. , 2005-08-12 "'Better Dead than Coed?' Survival and Decline of Single-Sex College in the United States" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Marriott Hotel, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA Online <PDF>. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p21296_index.html

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Abstract: Empirical studies of population decline have been carried out across a wide range of industries. However, the dramatic decline in the population of single-sex colleges in the United States, and the near extinction of such a higher educational alternative, has failed to capture the critical attention of researchers. In 1970, there were 230 womens colleges and 174 mens colleges. As of 2000, only 63 womens colleges remained in existence, while no equivalent figures are available for mens colleges. Between 1970 and 1980 alone, 108 womens colleges and 101 mens colleges converted to coeducation, while another 46 womens colleges and 27 mens colleges closed their doors (U.S. Department of Education, 1970; 1980). In this study, I propose to look at the population of single-sex colleges over the period of 1970 to 1980 in an attempt to uncover: the conditions under which single-sex colleges are likely to undertake a transition to coeducation; and how such a change affects performance and survival chances. A third and final line of inquiry for the current study is to examine whether or not the answers to the first two questions depend on whether one looks at mens colleges or womens colleges.

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‘Better Dead than Coed’? The Survival and Decline of Single-Sex Colleges in the United States. Heather M. Geraci Cornell University Ithaca NY 14853 hmg7@cornell.edu Paper submitted to the American Sociological Association meetings 2005 INTRODUCTION In 1990 Mills College an all-women’s college and the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) – an all-men’s college faced challenges to their single-sex policies of education. The Board of Trustees at Mills announced their decision to admit men in an effort to stem the tide of
in organizational populations.” Pp. 127-151 in Ecological Models of Organizations G.R. Carroll (ed.). Massachusetts: Ballinger Publishing Company. U.S. Department of Health Education and Welfare. 1970. Education Directory. Washington DC: National Center for Education Statistics. U.S. Department of Health Education and Welfare. 1980. Education Directory. Washington DC: National Center for Education Statistics. Yanaguchi K. 1991. Event History Analysis. California: Sage. Zajac E.J. & Kraatz M.S. 1993. “A diametric forces model of strategic change: Assessing the antecedents and consequences of restructuring


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