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Woodson-Smith, Andrea; Dorwart, Catherine E.; Linder, Amy – Physical Educator, 2015
The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes of female high school students toward PE in selected North Carolina schools. The high schools were conveniently selected to include the Northeast Piedmont urban region of North Carolina. Participants consisted of 102 female students aged 14 to 18 years old who were enrolled in ninth to 12th…
Descriptors: Females, High School Students, Student Attitudes, Physical Education
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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
Haight, Lori P. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this interpretive case study was to explore the collegiate experiences of undergraduate women participating in a cohort women's-only leadership development program at a coeducational institution. Using a framework based on Kurt Lewin's psycho-social model of behavior being the function of a person interacting with the environment…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Undergraduate Students, Females, Interviews