Latest knowledge, best practices for women students.(MOVEABLE TYPE)

In our August 2007 issue we alerted readers to the forthcoming Stylus book Most College Students Are Women: Implications for Teaching, Learning, and Policy, edited by Dr. Jeanie K. Allen, Dr. Susan J. Bracken and Dr. Diane R. Dean. It came out in November 2008, filled with thought-provoking perspectives on how we can do better for women students and by extension, for all students with their diverse needs and learning styles.

Most College Students Are Women offers a collection of essays by a variety of women, each bringing a different angle and voice. They invite readers to join a scintillating conversation among a dozen leading experts on student development and feminist pedagogy.

David Sadker, co-author of Failing at Fairness: How Our Schools Cheat Girls with the late Myra Sadker, wrote the introduction. Between the editors' introduction and conclusion are eight distinctive chapters:

1. Feminist education, civic education

Dr. Becky Ropers-Huilman and Betsy Palmer explore the parallels and differences between civic and feminist education. For centuries colleges have seen their role as preparing students for citizenship. Even as market models of student-consumer challenge that mainstream view, service learning and leadership programs have expanded. In contrast, feminist pedagogy deliberately stands outside the mainstream. Still civic and feminist education share values of engagement, empowerment and emphasis on community. They can strengthen each other.

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2. Learning partnerships