Introduction: In spite of the education reform and the introduction of mixed schools, there are still obstacles to gender equality in Spain. Sexist attitudes and values continue to influence personal development and career choices, limiting women's participation in many spheres. The opinions, beliefs, ideas, conceptions, expectations and personal…

Korfball was invented in a mixed Primary School in Amsterdam in the early 1900s [IKF (2006). "Korfball in the Mixed Zone." KNKV; Summerfield and White (1989). Korfball: A Model of Egalitarianism. "Sociology of Sport Journal," 6, 144-151]. The main catalyst for the development of korfball was a need for a competitive mixed sport…

This article is focused on the analysis of the narratives produced by a group of teachers, experts in coeducation, while they were discussing their everyday activities. They are responsible for the implementation of a Plan for Gender Equality in public secondary schools in Andalusia (Spain). This study is based on contributions about doing gender…

Flag or touch football is a popular activity unit in American secondary physical education curricula. However, unlike other sports its stigmatization as a masculine-typed activity and frequent inequitable distribution of game play opportunities at the skill positions (e.g., receiver, quarterback) results in the marginalization of female…

Many young women become disillusioned with physical education in their high-school years. Mounting evidence suggests that this disillusionment starts in early adolescence. This article discusses the experiences of female students in coeducational, middle-school, physical education classes. Focus group interviews, individual interviews, and…

Findings from a student survey of male and female students in a junior high school show that 76.7 percent of the female students and 51.7 percent of the male students opt for mixed physical education classes. (LH)

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)

Students from coeducational classes were assigned to a same-sex or a new coeducational physical education class for a 10-lesson unit of basketball. Group and individual analyses indicated that middle school students preferred same-sex classes, whereas high school students preferred coeducational classes. (SM)