Single-sex classrooms
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- A case for boys' schools. Hawley, Richard A. // Independent School;Fall92, Vol. 52 Issue 1, p53
Examines the debate on single-sex middle schools and coeducation as effective systems for learning. Arguments supporting coeducation; Defense of male education against feminist attacks; Cautions against the loss of confidence and respect for maleness in coeducational institutions.
- Moving forward together. Barter, Richard F. // Independent School;Winter96, Vol. 55 Issue 2, p72
Discusses myths and realities concerning single-sex and coeducational education. Friendships made in single-sex schools; Reduced competition for popularity in an all-girls school; Non-isolation of women from men the real world; Inclusion of cooperation and competition in the classroom culture.
- How to pick the perfect private school How to pick the perfect private school. Preston, Susan Harrington // Medical Economics;12/3/2001, Vol. 78 Issue 23, p36
Provides tips on selecting private schools for children. Comparison of tuition fee between day and boarding schools; Academic performance of students from single-sex schools compared with coeducation school students; Evaluation of the academic standard of a school; Ways to analyze school cultures.
- GIVE BOYS THEIR SPACE? // Psychology Today;Nov/Dec2008, Vol. 41 Issue 6, p30
The article presents several views on the issue of whether there are advantages to keeping boys separate in school. Deland McCullough, principal of the Harmony Community School in Cincinnati, Ohio, said that when they switched to single-sex classrooms, the students worked, their guards came down...
- Girls vs. Boys. Alexander, Mitchell; Jordan, Claire // Weekly Reader News - Senior;11/16/2007, Vol. 86 Issue 10, p3
The article presents the views of two students on whether boys and girls should go to different schools. Mitchell Alexander of Virginia, said that boys and girls should go to separate schools because they have different learning styles. According to Claire Jordan of Arizona, boys and girls...
- Ga. District Under Fire for Plan To Separate Students by Gender. // Education Week;2/20/2008, Vol. 27 Issue 24, p4
The article discusses a plan by the school board in Greene County, Georgia to reduce teenage pregnancy and improve test scores by separating the students by gender. Leonard Sax of the National Association for Single Sex Public Education says that the school is the only school to implement such a...
- Comparisons of Selected Student and Teacher Variables in
All-Girls and Coeducational Physical Education Environments. Derry, Julie A.; Phillips, D. Allen // Physical Educator;Late Winter2004, Vol. 61 Issue 1, p23
The purpose of this study was to investigate selected student and teacher variables and compare the differences between these variables for female students and female teachers in coeducation and single-sex physical education classes. Eighteen female teachers and intact classes were selected; 9...
- Girls vs. Boys. // Current Events;10/1/2004, Vol. 104 Issue 4, p3
This article focuses on single-sex schools in the U.S. Today, 140 public schools nationwide offer single-sex classes. Advocates say kids learn best when boys and girls are taught separately. But, some people say the schools are unconstitutional. Critics say that single-sex schools violate the...
- your letters. // Cosmo Girl;Feb2007, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p16
Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues, including "Coed vs. All-Girls Schools," "Was It Rape or Regret" and "The World According to Amy Lee."
