Impact of School-Type and Sex of the Teacher on Female Students' Attitudes toward Mathematics in Nigerian Secondary Schools.

Mallam, Winifred A.

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ERIC Number: EJ476667

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Publication Date: 1993

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Impact of School-Type and Sex of the Teacher on Female Students' Attitudes toward Mathematics in Nigerian Secondary Schools.

Mallam, Winifred A.

Educational Studies in Mathematics, v24 n2 p223-29 1993

Investigated impact of coeducational versus all-girls schooling and sex of teacher on attitudes toward mathematics. Data from a stratified random sampling (n=240) of female secondary students in Nigeria suggest that the best environment for females is in all-girls schools where mathematics is taught by female teachers. (DE)

Descriptors: Coeducation, Females, Foreign Countries, Heterogeneous Grouping, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Nondiscriminatory Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Sex Differences, Sex Fairness, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Nigeria

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