TITLE

Single-Sex Schools: Solution or Setback?

AUTHOR(S)

McCollum, Sean

PUB. DATE

October 2004

SOURCE

Literary Cavalcade;Oct2004, Vol. 57 Issue 2, p18

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

This article presents the views of various experts about single-sex schools. Molly Fischer, a senior at the Castilleja School in Palo Alto, California, says that single-sex schools create an environment of self-confidence, where one can be uninhibited and can focus on academics. One study showed that among African-American and Hispanic students, those who attended single-sex schools scored higher on tests than their peers in coed schools. David Sadker, an education expert at American University, says that the push for single-sex schools is not being considered carefully enough and puts the quality of education at risk.

ACCESSION #

14598243

Tags: SINGLE sex schools;  COEDUCATION;  EDUCATIONAL quality;  SCHOOLS;  EDUCATION

 

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