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Coed Physical Education: Problems and Promise.
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Griffin, Pat – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1984
Response towards coeducational physical education has been varied due to individual teacher perceptions and administrative support. Many programs may fail due to the dysfunctional nature of change in schools. The use of ability grouping and administrative commitment is suggested as a means of improving sex-integrated physical education. (DF)
Descriptors: Coeducation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Physical Education
Who Goes Where? Choice of Single-Sex and Coeducational Independent Secondary Schools.
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Lee, Valerie E.; Marks, Helen M. – Sociology of Education, 1992
Discusses a study of why 3,183 secondary school students and their families chose either single-sex or coeducational independent schools. Considers the personal, demographic, and educational characteristics of the students and their families and the students' gender. Reports that family traditions for private schooling and religious orientation…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Coeducation, Family Characteristics, Private Schools
Girls Don't Move Up.
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Salomon, Eva – European Education, 1992
Contends that efforts to achieve sexual equality among boys and girls in Austria have not succeeded. Argues that girls have to adapt to male value patterns and standards. Recommends that teachers and parents work together to eliminate sexual bias, encourage boys and girls to work in cooperative groups, and provide girls with more opportunities for…
Descriptors: Coeducation, Cooperative Learning, Educational Philosophy, Educational Strategies
Single- and Mixed-Gender Colleges for Women: Educational, Attitudinal, and Occupational Outcomes.
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Riordan, Cornelius – Review of Higher Education, 1992
A study examined the effects of single- and mixed-gender colleges on women's education, using data from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972. Results indicate women's colleges have a strong, positive influence on educational and occupational achievement, self-esteem, self-control, and views on gender equality.…
Descriptors: Coeducation, Comparative Analysis, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns
School Subject Preferences of Pupils in Single Sex and Co-educational Secondary Schools.
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Colley, Ann; And Others – Educational Studies, 1994
Reports on a study of school subject preference among 566 male and 567 female students in both single-sex and coeducational British secondary schools. Finds an effect of school type for younger students only. Also finds clear effects of gender with higher rankings given to mathematics and science by boys and to art by girls. (CFR)
Descriptors: Coeducation, Course Selection (Students), Females, Foreign Countries
Women's Place in the Academy: Transforming the Liberal Arts Curriculum.
Schuster, Marilyn R., Ed.; Van Dyne, Susan R., Ed. – 1985
Integration of the recent scholarship on women and minorities into the undergraduate curriculum is discussed in 18 articles. Attention is directed to case studies, theoretical issues, models for institutional change, faculty development, syllabus redesign guidelines, and a bibliography arranged by academic fields. Article titles and authors…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Biology, Black Studies, Case Studies