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Evaluation of State University System of Florida Women's Studies Programs DOCUMENT RESUME ED 408 298 SP 037 413 AUTHOR Musil, Caryn McTighe TITLE Evaluation of State University System of Florida Women's Studies Programs. Report for the Florida Board of Regents. INSTITUTION State Univ. System of Florida, Tallahassee. Board of Regents. REPORT NO BOR-96-5 PUB DATE Jan 97 NOTE 70p. PUB TYPE Reports - Evaluative (142) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Curriculum Evaluation; *Educational Assessment; *Educational Improvement; Higher Education; Institutional Cooperation; Program Evaluation; State Programs; Statewide Planning; *Womens Studies IDENTIFIERS *State University System of Florida ABSTRACT This document reports on the evaluation of eight women's studies programs in the State University of Florida System. After reviewing the development of women's studies as a discipline, sections of the report cover measures of quality and vigor in women's studies programs, curriculum, women's studies programs as community builders on and off campus, women's studies programs and racial equity, and challenges to women's studies programs. Recommendations made to the State Board of Regents include: (1) a statewide organization for women's studies directors across the eight campuses;(2) an effective mechanism to support better coordination between women's studies offerings in community colleges in the system and the four-year institutions;(3) a process to review whether appropriate structures are in place at each institution to contribute to improving the climate for women students, faculty, administrators, and staff on campus; (4) additional faculty;(5) policy comparisons to avoid inequalities across the system;(6) stipends for faculty development in women's studies; and (7) better mechanisms for counting Full-Time Equivalents (FTES) that will give due credit to women's studies programs. Three appendices provide: the consultant's vita, a list of women's studies academic offerings at each campus, and a list of women's studies program directors. (ND) ******************************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * ******************************************************************************** ,cT EVALUATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF FLORIDA 000 WOMEN'S STUDIES PROGRAMS REPORT FOR THE FLORIDA BOARD OF REGENTS Submitted by Dr. Caryn Mc Tighe Musil Association of American Colleges and Universities PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION January, 1997 Office of Educational Research and Improvement DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION H9S BEEN GRA,TEPABY CENTER (ERIC) 0 This document has been reproduced as BOR 96-5 ......\'.\r\u, received from the person or organization originating it. 0 Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction Quality. 2 ';Z:11:1D Points of view or opinions stated in this docu- TO THE EDUCATIONALRESOURCES ment do not necessarily represent official INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Vi OERI position or policy. REST COPY AVAILABLE TABLE OF CONTENTS FORWARD 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 I. INTRODUCTION 7 II. WOMEN'S STUDIES: THE NATIONAL AND GLOBAL CONTEXT 9 A. A Statistical Profile 9 B. What is women's studies anyway? 13 C. What do students do with a women's studies minor or major or graduate program? 17 WOMEN'S STUDIES IN THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM 20 A. Measures of Quality and Vigor in Women's Studies Programs 21 B. Women's Studies Programs as Community Builders--On and Off Campus... 31 C. Women's Studies Programs and Racial Equity 32 D. Challenges to Florida's Women's Studies Programs 34 IV. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE STATE BOARD OF REGENTS AND THE UNIVERSITIES 36 APPENDICES 43 A. Consultant's Vita B. Women's Studies Academic Offerings C. List of Women's Studies Program Directors FORWARD In 1996, several of the institutions comprising the State University System(SUS) of Florida requested authorization to implement degrees in women's studies,both at bachelor's and master's levels. The Board of Regents, governing board for the ten stateuniversities in Florida, entered into a debate as to the feasibility and appropriateness of these programs.Apart from the typical questions of cost, demand, and academic rigor posed in the normal processof reviewing requests for,new degree programs, the Regents felt a moreprofound information gap with respect to women's studies programs. What were they allabout? What did graduates of women's studies programs do with their degrees? Were degrees more appropriatelyoffered at the bachelor's level, the master's level, or both? What was the range and qualityof existing programs in the SUS, how did they measure upnationally, and was it appropriate to entertain more programs? In order to answer these and other questions, the Office of Academic ProgramReview was directed to conduct a review of the existingofferings within the State University System. Dr. Caryn Mc Tighe Musil, Senior Research Associate, Association of AmericanColleges and Universities, served as lead consultant to the SUS. It is her report, with an executive summary prepared by Board of Regents staff, which follows. 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Women's studies is an academic discipline that seeks to add women's lives, culture, and history, in all their complex multiplicities, to a curriculum that had largely dismissed such knowledge as having any intellectual value. Women's studies questions what (feminist scholarship) is taught and how (feminist pedagogy) it is taught. Women's studies asks, "What implication does gender have on core intellectual assumptions, methodologies, and teaching practices?" It is an entirely new body of knowledge, a critical framework for evaluating older bodies of knowledge, and a vehicle for engaging in dialogue and debate about competing truths. Students who choose women's studies as a major or simply enroll in women's studies courses have the same employment opportunities as other liberal arts or sciences graduates. During a four-day visit to Florida, Dr. Caryn Mc Tighe Musil of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, met with the women's studies program directors, university administrators and a student to evaluate the status of the System's eight women's studies programs. Women's Studies in Florida The women's studies programs in Florida are comparable to those in other statewide systems in New York, Pennsylvania and California in terms of rigorous curriculum, dedicated and qualified faculty, and program innovation. Florida's women's studies programs range from very mature to just developing, with academic offerings ranging from tracks to master's degrees (see chart in appendices). The University of South Florida's program in women's studies was established in 1972, the same year in which the first women's studies program was created at San DiegoState University. Through the years, SUS institutions have provided various levels of support to women's studies programs through full or partial faculty and administrative lines, office space, andmodest budgets. Some universities have been able to secure external financial resources, which has expanded program capacities immensely. Measures of quality and vigor in women's studies program include respect of academic colleagues, growth, curriculum and meeting students' needs. Curriculum Almost all SUS programs offer required introductory courses, including one on feminist theory which typically orients students to the larger frameworks undergirding women's studies as a field. 88% of women's studies courses are cross-listed, thereby strengthening the interdisciplinary nature of women's studies programs. 3 5 Faculty Although more faculty members with women's studies expertise are being hired, there is no overall coordination that guarantees adequate representation of appropriate disciplines. The data collected for the self-study reports revealed that women's studies programs have a much higher percentage of women of color teaching in their program than there are in the respective universities as a whole, ranging from a low of 10% to a high of 25%. It suggests that women's studies is one of the academic areas that may address race in significant and consistent ways, allowing students to learn more about how to engage productively with racial differences. Student-centered focus Overall, the Florida programs demonstrated a great investment in students, in terms of a concern for high teaching standards within courses, of encouraging student aspirations both intellectual and professional, of personal attention to each student's development, and of providing opportunities for student leadership. Another characteristic that repeats a national pattern is the catalyst that women's studies programs provide on their home campuses to ensure that their institution meets the needs of women students, faculty and staff. Florida women's studies programs initiate and collaborate with others to offer the myriad of public programs such as speakers, films, symposia, and mentoring workshops. Program development Given the quality and variety of existing activities in SUS women's studies programs, it is natural and appropriate that institutions explore new program development provided that resources are sufficient. Concerns The following are some of the issues of concern that emerged during the evaluation: identifying women's studies students since the registrar does not track them unless they are declared majors in a women's studies prograin identifying women's studies majors and minors earlier
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