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Tamayo, Federico M. V.; And Others – Journal of Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Behavioral Science Research, Catholic Schools

Geadelmann, Patricia L. – Quest, 1980
Sex role stereotyping in physical education is viewed in historical perspective. Though Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 was intended to provide equal opportunities for males and females to develop skills in a full range of activities, its implementation has not eradicated the underlying sex stereotypes. (JN)
Descriptors: Coeducation, Educational Legislation, Physical Education, Professional Development

Vockell, Edward L.; Lobonc, Susan – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1981
Examined two questions: (1) Do high school students perceive the physical sciences as more masculine career fields than the biological sciences; and (2) what is the influence of coeducation on these sex-stereotyped positions? Utilized a questionnaire requiring a rating of 45 career fields as masculine or feminine. (DS)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Coeducation, Females, High School Students
Spender, Dale – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1978
Many myths associated with masculine and feminine talk have had to be discarded as more research has been undertaken. Sex differences in areas such as talkativeness, voice pitch, and listening ability do not really exist. But stereotypes still keep many females from speaking up in mixed-sex classes. (SJL)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Coeducation, Females, Language Styles
Dobry, Alberta M. – Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, 1977
A discussion of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (which amended portions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) prohibiting sex discrimination in federally-assisted education programs. Focus is on implications of title IX regulations, the impact of unconscious phrases, the "stereotype trap," sex bias in textbooks, sex-role related objects,…
Descriptors: Coeducation, Curriculum Design, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Dow, Ruth McNabb – Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, 1977
Notes for teachers on how to help students in recognizing life style options, sex stereotypes, career opportunities, socialization tendencies, legal rights, and flexibility in roles. (JT)
Descriptors: Coeducation, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Home Economics Education

McEwen, Alex; Knipe, Damian; Gallagher, Tony – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1997
Examines the impact of government science education policy through the uptake of science A level subjects and patterns of attainment among boys and girls. Whereas recent evidence from Britain has been popularly interpreted as showing the educational advantage of single-sex schooling, the evidence of this study suggests that pupils are more likely…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Coeducation, Course Selection (Students), Foreign Countries

Daly, Peter – Research Papers in Education: Policy and Practice, 1996
The effect of coeducational and single-sex secondary schooling on female students' academic achievement was examined. Reexamination of earlier survey data from Northern Ireland studied six outcomes related to student performance on public examinations. Results indicated a small achievement advantage for single-sex schooling (not significant…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Coeducation, Educational Environment, Females

Rury, John L. – Peabody Journal of Education, 1987
Historically, conceptions of gender in education revolved around a distinctive set of assumptions about male and female sexuality. This article focuses on the principal arguments, related to education, associated with sexuality and sex equity during three critical periods in American history: antebellum, latter nineteenth century, early twentieth…
Descriptors: Coeducation, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education

Lirgg, Cathy D. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1994
Studying the perceptions of 199 middle school students and 190 high school students about class environment showed that same-sex and coeducational physical-education classes revealed quite different climates. Overall, girls' same-sex classes were perceived most favorably, and boys' same-sex classes were viewed least favorably. (SLD)
Descriptors: Coeducation, Educational Environment, Females, High School Students

Lee, Valerie E.; Marks, Helen M. – Sociology of Education, 1992
Discusses a study of why 3,183 secondary school students and their families chose either single-sex or coeducational independent schools. Considers the personal, demographic, and educational characteristics of the students and their families and the students' gender. Reports that family traditions for private schooling and religious orientation…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Coeducation, Family Characteristics, Private Schools
Daly, Peter; Defty, Neil – Evaluation and Research in Education, 2004
This is a preliminary report on an aspect of single-sex education in British secondary schools. It is based on a reanalysis of data on students' performance in mathematics in the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) in 2001. Students' attitudes to mathematics were also investigated. Girls' achievement within girls' schools was…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Single Sex Schools, Public Schools, Secondary Schools
Watt, Sherry Kay – Journal of College Student Development, 2006
This study examines racial identity attitudes, womanist identity attitudes, and self-esteem of 111 African American college women attending two historically Black higher educational institutions, one coeducational and one single-sex. The major findings indicate that pre-encounter and encounter attitudes of racial and womanist identity are…
Descriptors: Females, Racial Identification, Self Esteem, African American Students
Campbell, Patricia B.; Storo, Jennifer N. – 1996
This pamphlet offers tips and strategies from teachers who are successful in encouraging both girls and boys to participate in the classroom. Although successful teachers are all different, each classroom has the following things in common: (1) the classroom environment is respectful of students and teachers; (2) all students participate in class;…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Coeducation, Educational Quality
Tickner, Anne-Marie – 1992
This study examined the effect of single-sex schooling on the academic and social development of boys. An extensive literature review presents the conflicting results of studies of various issues related to single-sex education. Subjects of the present study were 39 boys in a fourth grade class at a boys school and 23 boys in a fourth grade class…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Coeducation, Elementary School Students, Grade 4