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Sutnick, Alton I.; McLeer, Susan V. – Journal of Medical Education, 1979
Since the Medical College of Pennsylvania, formerly for women, became coeducational, there has been a continued effort to maintain its commitment to women in medicine. Programs relevant to women include the Summer Premedical Program, the Summer Health Policy Program, a Part-Time Residencies project, a child care project, and special resources.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Coeducation, Day Care Centers, Females
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West, Anne; Hunter, Jay – British Educational Research Journal, 1993
Reports on two studies of British parental attitudes toward coeducational and single-sex secondary schools. Finds few differences between the parents of primary school girls and boys who will attend secondary schools in the future. Also finds a large majority of boys' parents believe that social advantages accrue for boys educated with girls. (CFR)
Descriptors: Coeducation, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Females
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Kim, Mikyong; Alvarez, Rodolfo – Journal of Higher Education, 1995
Drawing on national and longitudinal survey data, a study of 3,249 students from coeducational colleges and 387 from women-only colleges found that women-only colleges had a positive impact on academic ability and social self-confidence. Students did not differ by school type in preparation for graduate or professional schools, but coed students…
Descriptors: Coeducation, College Outcomes Assessment, College Role, Comparative Analysis
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Crosby, Faye; And Others – NWSA Journal, 1994
Reexamines M. Elizabeth Tidball's claim that women who graduate from women's colleges accomplish more than other, similar women who graduate from coeducational colleges. The authors believe Tidball's work is insensitive to class issues and argue that her approach does not control for other factors that might covary with whether the college is…
Descriptors: Coeducation, College Graduates, College Outcomes Assessment, Comparative Analysis
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Hannon, James; Ratliffe, Thomas – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2005
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of coeducational (coed) and single-gender game-play settings on the activity levels of Caucasian and African American high school physical education students. Students participated in flag football, ultimate Frisbee, and soccer units. Classes were as follows: there were two coed classes, two…
Descriptors: Females, Physical Education, Males, African American Students
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Sandler, Bernice Resnick; And Others – 1996
This report assesses how the classroom climate is affected by classroom structure, power dynamics within the classroom, different pedagogical styles, the curriculum, and the relationships between male and female students. Data come from quantitative and qualitative studies in classrooms at all levels and in related settings, along with surveys,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Coeducation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
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Miller-Bernal, Leslie – Youth and Society, 1989
This study tests the notion that single sex colleges provide a more "favorable climate" for women's achievement than do comparable coeducational institutions. Rather than outcomes, the following college experiences are compared: (1) students' activities; (2) relations with faculty and peers; and (3) sex-role attitudes. Qualified findings…
Descriptors: Coeducation, Educational Environment, Extracurricular Activities, Females
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Miller-Bernal, Leslie – American Journal of Education, 1993
Analysis of a panel study of 260 women at 4 colleges (women's college, coordinate of men's college, long-time coeducational college, recently coeducational college) to evaluate why alumnae of women's colleges succeed more than graduates of coeducational colleges. Role models and college activities and their effects on self-esteem are considered.…
Descriptors: Achievement, Coeducation, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis
Brody, Celeste; Fuller, Kasi; Gosetti, Penny Poplin; Moscato, Susan; Nagel, Nancy; Pace, Glennellen; Schmuck, Patricia – 1998
This paper explores how students from three different high schools (one all female, one all male changing to coeducation, and one previously all female, and now coeducational) experience school culture, how institutions, through their policies and practices, communicate normative behavior about gender, and how gender is communicated through…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Coeducation, Females, Focus Groups
Lentz, Linda P. – 1977
The question of whether women enrolling in women's colleges are more career-oriented than those enrolling in coeducational colleges was investigated. The study was prompted by earlier work concerning the effects of women's colleges on career success. The 1,818 subjects from generally comparable colleges (five women's and nine coeducational)…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Coeducation, College Choice, Colleges
Matthews, Martha; McCune, Shirley – 1976
The materials contained in this handbook provide one framework for organizing a self-evaluation under Title IX. Local education agencies will need to review and adapt these materials for effective use in the context of particular situations and needs. Separate chapters are presented on: access to general courses; access to physical education…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Coeducation, Discriminatory Legislation
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Streitmatter, Janice – Elementary School Journal, 1997
Studied attitudes of girls, toward themselves and their classmates, and their behavior in a girls-only math classroom. Found girls were more likely to ask and answer questions in the math classroom than in coeducational classes and that the girls-only setting enhanced their ability to learn. The girls-only environment was overwhelmingly preferred.…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Coeducation, Females, Gender Issues
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Coburn, Carol K. – Feminist Teacher, 1988
Reviews the history of arguments opposing coeducation in the university setting. Traces the arguments chronologically in order to detect patterns and processes. Concludes that, although the Victorian fears of association between males and females are no longer accepted, our patriarchal institutions remain intact in higher education. (KO)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bibliographies, Coeducation, Educational Discrimination
Haines, Patricia Foster – 1979
A case study of Cornell University in its formative years (1868-1900) is presented to suggest the value of the historical approach in understanding the problem of sex-role channeling in the coeducational environment. The case of Cornell illustrates how nineteenth century concepts of femininity and masculinity were fundamental to evolution of both…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Coeducation, College Students, Educational History
DeFleur, Lois B.; Gillman, David – 1978
Attitudes, beliefs, and interactions of male and female cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy during the first year of sex integration are discussed. Background for the integration process is given, including policy changes and implementation. A survey was undertaken of a match sample of men and women six months after the women entered the Academy.…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Coeducation, College Desegregation, Females
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