Women who enrolled in college during their middle-aged years (between ages 30 and 49) were studied. Attention was directed to: the relationship between returning to school and critical developmental issues; the influence of educational experience on understanding such issues; and the stress factors experienced by mid-life university women. Theories and research findings regarding mid-life development, women returning to the university, and mental health issues are discussed. The sample consisted of 74 women, 80 percent of whom were between 30 and.39 years old. A self-report inventor', which is appended, was administered to the women to determine sociodemographio data, educational experiences and aspirations, social support systems and ...
The purpose of this study was to examine older reentry women between ages 35 and 50 who started thei...
Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-92)The purpose of this study was to assess the needs o...
By examining background material on older women admitted in the mid-\u2780s to a highly selective co...
This study explored motivations of mid-life women over 30 years old who had returned to school. It ...
The purpose of 'this study was to,determi.ne if there are developmental tasks utique to the old...
The purpose of this research is to conduct a field study of three mid-life female students entering ...
This paper is a report on a study of 276 women aged 35 to 64 who have re- entered university. We use...
149 p.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1987.A survey study was conducted ...
After a lapse in formal education a growing number of older women enroll in graduate school to conti...
This research looked at factors influencing the decisions of older-than-average women who had return...
The purpose of this study was to contribute to an understanding of the experience of mature women st...
The purpose of this qualitative study was to interview women over 40 years of age in order to discov...
Studies of adult development, carried out largely in the masculine domain, have resulted in theories...
UnrestrictedThis two-phase, mixed methods study examined (a) the sources of impact that women underg...
This study explored the experiences of women in the postparental phase of the life cycle, with a vie...
The purpose of this study was to examine older reentry women between ages 35 and 50 who started thei...
Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-92)The purpose of this study was to assess the needs o...
By examining background material on older women admitted in the mid-\u2780s to a highly selective co...
This study explored motivations of mid-life women over 30 years old who had returned to school. It ...
The purpose of 'this study was to,determi.ne if there are developmental tasks utique to the old...
The purpose of this research is to conduct a field study of three mid-life female students entering ...
This paper is a report on a study of 276 women aged 35 to 64 who have re- entered university. We use...
149 p.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1987.A survey study was conducted ...
After a lapse in formal education a growing number of older women enroll in graduate school to conti...
This research looked at factors influencing the decisions of older-than-average women who had return...
The purpose of this study was to contribute to an understanding of the experience of mature women st...
The purpose of this qualitative study was to interview women over 40 years of age in order to discov...
Studies of adult development, carried out largely in the masculine domain, have resulted in theories...
UnrestrictedThis two-phase, mixed methods study examined (a) the sources of impact that women underg...
This study explored the experiences of women in the postparental phase of the life cycle, with a vie...
The purpose of this study was to examine older reentry women between ages 35 and 50 who started thei...
Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-92)The purpose of this study was to assess the needs o...
By examining background material on older women admitted in the mid-\u2780s to a highly selective co...