Astin, Helen S., et al. "Gender Roles in Transition: Research and Policy Implications for Higher Education." JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION, v54 n3 p309-24 May-Jun 1983. (EJ281276)

The effect of higher education on the self-esteem and values of male and female college students was studied. Trends over the last decade in freshman self-ratings and goals, individual changes in these two variables, and the impact of various college environmental characteristics on these changes are discussed. (Author/MLW)