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LeCroy, Craig Winston; Milligan-LeCroy, Skyler; Lopez, Darlene – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of a gender-specific intervention targeted to adolescent males to reduce sexual risks. Method: This study used a randomized clinical trial comparing a broad-based male empowerment curriculum with a no-treatment control group. The sample (N = 580) was recruited…
Descriptors: Males, Single Sex Classes, Sex Education, Risk
Hassig, Matthew Alan – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of the effect of a single-gender intervention on the STEM Education Outcomes and STEM Identity Outcomes of females in STEM, as well as an understanding of the experiences of the female participants of the single-gender classroom. The conceptual framework was based on Maslow's Hierarchy of…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Females, Single Sex Classes, Student Interests
Vivian Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The American education system is continually in pursuit of equity, mirroring our nation's pursuit of equity for citizens and non-citizens in all areas of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. There should not be discrimination towards any individual on the basis of sex, race, or physical disability. A person's sex has always been a…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 9, Public Schools, Urban Schools
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Serpagli, Lauren Paola; Mensah, Felicia Moore – School Science and Mathematics, 2021
This qualitative, ethnographic study focuses on how combining aspects of visual learning with a social media application (app)--Instagram--can be a useful learning tool for digital natives (DNs). Current students are classified as digital natives because they are inundated with technology, which has become an essential tool in their everyday…
Descriptors: Social Media, Science Education, Biology, Teaching Methods
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Goodkind, Sara; Bay-Cheng, Laina – Youth & Society, 2021
Drawing on participatory research in a high school implementing single-sex classes, this article demonstrates how single-sex education masks racialized economic inequality by framing low academic achievement among low-income youth of color as a function of gender, thereby scapegoating girls for a supposed "boy crisis" in education. We…
Descriptors: High School Students, Single Sex Classes, Minority Group Students, Low Income Students
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Shorsh Mohammed Ismael Ismael; Behbood Mohammadzadeh – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
This study investigates the extent of the gender representation and stereotyping in "Sunrise" textbook series (1-12) taught in state schools, primary and high school in Northern Iraq and teachers' perceptions about gender role stereotypes. The research aims to ascertain how gender is represented and what kinds of stereotypes expressions…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Public Schools, Sex Stereotypes, Textbooks