Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-435) and index.
Contents
Part 1: Understanding gender-related patterns in knowing -- Studying ways of knowing -- Gender-related patterns in knowing -- Absolute knowing: receiving and mastering knowledge -- Transitional knowing: interpersonal and impersonal patterns -- Independent knowing: embracing and subordinating others' ideas -- Relating the patterns to diverse student populations -- Part 2: Implications for academic and student affairs -- Teaching responsively to different ways of knowing -- Developing students in the classroom -- Supporting patterns of knowing in the cocurriculum -- promoting cocurricular learning -- Becoming responsive to ways of knowing in higher education -- Resources: A.: Context of the study: Miami University -- b.: Design and methods used in the study -- C.: Study interview and questionnaire.