Girls' Academic Achievements: Single-sex Versus Coeducational Schools in Australia.

Carpenter, Peter; Hayden, Martin

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Publication Date: 1987

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Girls' Academic Achievements: Single-sex Versus Coeducational Schools in Australia.

Carpenter, Peter; Hayden, Martin

Sociology of Education, v60 n3 p156-67 Jul 1987

Compares the effects of parents' occupational status, teachers' encouragement for further study, and high school curriculum on girls' academic achievement in girls' schools and coeducational schools. Results showed that mother's education was most important in predicting the type of school a girl attended. (Author/AEM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Coeducation, Curriculum, Employment Level, Foreign Countries, High Schools, Parent Influence, Single Sex Schools, Teacher Role

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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