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Peer reviewedLee, Valerie E.; Bryk, Anthony S. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1986
This study compares the effects of single-sex and coeducational secondary schooling. Results indicate that single-sex schools deliver specific advantages to their students, especially female students. Single-sex schools may facilitate adolescent academic development by providing an environment where social and academic concerns are separated.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Coeducation, Effect Size, High Schools
Peer reviewedLee, 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
