Exploring why more boys than girls continue to study higher levels of mathematics in senior school when there appear to be no gender differences in achievement in earlier years is worthy of investigation. There are potentially many reasons why this occurs including career aspirations, interest, and attitudes. One factor explored in this study was…

Recent years have seen an increase in scholarly attention to minority pupils and their experience of physical education (PE). UK research identifies specific challenges related to Muslim pupils' participation in PE. In Norway, little research has been undertaken on Muslim pupils' experiences in PE, something this paper hopes to redress in part. In…

This long-awaited synthesis approaches the past three centuries with an eye to highlighting the importance of significant schools, as well as important women educators in the emergence of secondary education for girls. At the same time, each contributor pays careful attention to the specific political, cultural, and socio-economic factors that…

This study investigated the changes of male and female enrollment in urban and rural areas in Jordan and the school-related factors, as well as government policies that contributed to its change. Both qualitative methods and archival research were utilized to collect data in urban and rural areas in Jordan. A selective sample of twelve people…

A 13th-year program in which French-speaking students concentrate on their major subject in a special French school in Ottawa. The article is in French with no translation provided. (RT)

Coeducational physical education classes are improving social relationships between the sexes, although some activities are still thought inappropriate for coeducational participation, teachers continue to have different expectations for boys and girls, and the emphasis on fitness is declining as social recreation is stressed. Offers guiding…

Examines the development co-education in Dutch secondary physical education, suggesting that the dominant 20th century co-educational tradition in the Netherlands has influenced educational ideals and school practice with respect to physical education. Asserts that a historical lack of discussions about co-education trivializes today's problems in…

This booklet includes 20 team games or activities for middle and high school students in coeducational physical education programs. For each activity eight characteristics are listed: (1) type of playing field, (2) equipment, (3) team structure or players, (4) length of activity, (5) basic officiating rules and procedures, (6) scoring, (7) skills…

The programs of two junior and one senior high school are described to illustrate how these schools are complying with Title IX requirements for coeducational physical education classes. (MJB)

We conducted an archival study at a coeducational Catholic university to test the proposition that single-sex secondary education predicts lasting differences in college majors. Men from single-sex schools were more likely to both declare and graduate in gender-neutral majors than those from coeducational schools. Women from single-sex schools…

High school students can be motivated to develop and maintain golf skills through equipment construction projects. (LH)

A successful coeducational gymnastics course suitable for secondary school students and (with modifications) for younger groups is described. The course is organized for 40 to 50 pupils, with instruction in vaulting, even and uneven parallel bars, horizontal bars, and balance beam. (MJB)

Focuses on single-sex teaching in co-educational schools, using a case study of a school where single-sex teaching has been the norm. Analyzes student performance since General Certificate of Secondary Education began. Finds girls have consistently achieved better results than boys in most subjects, but both sexes showed relative improvement. (BT)

This report explains the Title IX regulations mandating coeducational physical education and describes the resulting successful "new P.E." programs. According to the publication, the "new P.E." is aimed at fulfilling the growth, development, behavior, health-related fitness, and athletic fitness needs of every student. The…

Implementation of Title IX and resultant sex equity laws in secondary physical education programs occasions a need to develop new methods of evaluating and grading students enrolled in coeducational physical education classes. This document discusses problems that may occur as a result of sex equity modifications from the point of view of the…