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Article: SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION.
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- Education
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- June 22, 1999
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It hasn't been until only recently that the issue of sexual harassment has become an acknowledged problem on college campuses. Across the nation, sexual harassment has become a major issue in higher education as media coverage and public awareness have increased dramatically. During this time there has been a considerable amount of research examining sexual harassment in higher education (e.g. Wilson and Kraus, 1983; Maihoff and Forrest, 1983; Cammaert, 1985; Metha and Nigg, 1982; Allen and Okawa, 1987). Despite the numerous studies conducted over the last decade, there is no exact data measuring the prevalence of sexual harassment. Dziech and Weiner (1990) and Rubin and ...