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Hart, Laura C. – Middle School Journal, 2016
Research on the overall effectiveness of single-sex education remains inconclusive; however, some research does indicate that benefits other than academic achievement may be possible with a single-sex format. Advocates argue that when single-sex environments are structured by not only separating boys and girls but also by leveraging…
Descriptors: Single Sex Classes, Middle School Students, Females, Anxiety
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Coren, Sidney A.; Luthar, Suniya S. – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
This study extends past findings of heightened problems among affluent youth by examining adjustment patterns among boys in two academically elite, independent high schools: one for boys only and the other co-educational. Both samples manifested disproportionately high rates of internalizing and externalizing symptoms, but only the co-educational…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Males, High School Students, Private Schools
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Kissau, Scott; Quach, Lan; Wang, Chuang – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquee, 2009
To increase male motivation to learn additional languages studies have suggested teaching males in single-sex second and foreign language classes (Carr & Pauwels, 2006; Chambers, 2005). Despite the reported benefits of this unique arrangement, a review of literature found no related research conducted in Canada or the United States. To address…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Motivation, Foreign Countries, Spanish