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Patterson, Gregory A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2012
Students at Claremont Academy in Chicago and their scores have become a proof point in a broadening argument between adults and institutions over whether single-sex education does more good than harm, or whether it does any good at all. The battle pits the American Civil Liberties Union and women's groups against some who have been frequent allies…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Males, Single Sex Classes, Single Sex Schools
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Salminen-Karlsson, Minna – International Journal of Science Education, 2007
This article describes the Swedish initiative of municipal technology centres from a gender point of view. These centres provide after-school technology education for children aged 6-16. By means of an ethnographic study, the effects of the use of single-sex groups in increasing the interest of girls and boys in technical activities have been…
Descriptors: Females, Technology Education, Sexual Identity, Masculinity
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Boehm, Reinhild – Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, 1995
When a male student enrolled, a university program designed to prepare counselors for helping women experienced problems in terms of other students' feelings of safety and trust in sharing experiences, qualitative differences in topics discussed, and use of experiential learning drawn from women's life experiences. (SK)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Counselor Training, Experiential Learning, Feminism