Virginia Commonwealth University VCU Scholars Compass Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 2011 Giving Voice To Student And Alumnae Opposition During The Transition To Coeducation By A College For Women Rebecca Grandstaff Clarke Virginia Commonwealth University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd Part of the Education Commons © The Author Downloaded from https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2418 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at VCU Scholars Compass. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of VCU Scholars Compass. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. ©Rebecca Jean Grandstaff Clarke 2011 All Rights Reserved GIVING VOICE TO STUDENT AND ALUMNAE OPPOSITION DURING THE TRANSITION TO COEDUCTION BY A COLLEGE FOR WOMEN A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University. by Rebecca Jean Grandstaff Clarke B.A., University of Richmond, 1976 Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Accounting, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1979 M.A., George Washington University, 1999 Co-Director: Mary Hermann, J.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Counselor Education School of Education Co-Director: Teresa J. Carter, Ed.D. Assistant Professor and Adult Learning Program Coordinator, Teaching and Learning Department School of Education Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia April, 2011 ii Acknowledgment It may take a village to raise a child; however, it takes a great dissertation committee, a supportive family, and good friends to help a doctoral candidate earn a Ph.D. With their expertise and direction, my dissertation committee has assisted me in taking a nebulous idea and some ill-formed research questions and producing a dissertation of which I am proud.