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Publication Date: 2008-Nov
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Effects of Single-Sex and Coeducational Schooling on the Gender Gap in Educational Achievement
Gibb, Sheree J.; Fergusson, David M.; Horwood, L. John
Australian Journal of Education, v52 n3 p301-317 Nov 2008
This study examined the effects of single-sex and coeducational schooling on the gender gap in educational achievement to age 25. Data were drawn from the Christchurch Health and Development Study, a longitudinal study of a birth cohort of 1265 individuals born in 1977 in Christchurch, New Zealand. After adjustment for a series of covariates related to school choice, there were significant differences between single-sex and coeducational schools in the size and direction of the gender gap. At coeducational schools, there was a statistically significant gap favouring females, while at single-sex schools there was a non-significant gap favouring males. This pattern was apparent for educational achievement both at high school and in tertiary education. These results indicate that single-sex schooling may mitigate male disadvantages in educational achievement. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Single Sex Schools, Coeducation, School Choice, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Gender Differences, Longitudinal Studies, Achievement Gap, Educationally Disadvantaged
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