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Bell, John F. – Educational Studies, 1989
Considers the problems involved with the comparison of science performance of pupils attending single-sex and mixed schools, in which the former achieve higher test scores. Concludes that it is not sensible to attribute differences directly to separation of pupils in schools by sex. Suggests that factors such as preselection of students by ability…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Coeducation, Females
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Treanor, Laura; Graber, Kim; Housner, Lynn; Wiegand, Robert – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 1998
Middle school students who participated in both single-sex and coeducational physical education (PE) classes completed questionnaires eliciting their opinions on perceived abilities, affinity toward PE, and preferences for coeducational and same-sex classes. Most students liked PE, preferred same-sex classes, and rated themselves highly on PE…
Descriptors: Coeducation, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools
Dederick, Warren E.; And Others – 1977
Interpersonal values of over 800 intellectually gifted adolescent females were studied for differences (1) between co-educational and all-girl settings, (2) between themselves and gifted adolescent boys, (3) between younger and older girls in all-girl settings, and (4) between themselves and national norms of adolescent girls. Six values were…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Coeducation, Exceptional Child Research
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Harris, Mary B. – Australian Journal of Education, 1986
A study of the sex role stereotypes held by 538 first-term Australian university students from single-sex and coeducational high schools is presented. Results suggest that coeducational schooling may have some advantages for fostering interactions with the opposite sex. (MSE)
Descriptors: Coeducation, College Freshmen, Foreign Countries, High Schools
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Price, Eleanor; Rosemier, Robert – Journal of Experimental Education, 1972
There is little definitive research to support coeducational grouping as the optimal grouping pattern for first grade boys and girls. (Authors)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Classification, Coeducation, Cognitive Development
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Sears, Sharon R.; Hennessey, Ann C. – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1996
Feelings of closeness to professors of 201 students were studied at a women's college, two coed colleges, and a university. Overall, students felt closer to female professors. Students at one coed college felt the greatest closeness to professors of either gender. (SLD)
Descriptors: Coeducation, College Faculty, College Students, Females
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Lee, Valerie E.; Lockheed, Marlaine E. – Comparative Education Review, 1990
Among 1,012 Nigerian ninth graders in 40 schools, girls in single-sex schools had higher mathematics achievement and less stereotypic views of mathematics than girls in coed schools, whereas boys in single-sex schools were negatively affected compared to those in coed schools. Contains 46 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Coeducation, Foreign Countries, Grade 9, Mathematics Achievement
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Steinback, Myriam; Gwizdala, Joyce – School Science and Mathematics, 1995
Student attitudes toward mathematics were investigated before (n=353 females) and after (n=697 males and females) two single-sex, college preparatory, parochial high schools merged. Both sexes reported "teachers consider the boys smarter." Males perceived themselves as smarter, and females' self-confidence decreased after the merger. (23…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Coeducation, Females, Mathematics Education
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Cary, Michael S. – Teachers College Record, 1991
Describes Deerfield Academy's recent process of changing from a single-sex to a coeducational school. Though some students and teachers resisted the change, most adapted well and enjoyed the new atmosphere. The school community believes that Deerfield should not settle for anything less than a full coeducational status. (SM)
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Coeducation, Educational Change, Equal Education
Kysor, Daniel, F. – 1993
This study explored how transitioning from a single-sex to a coeducational high school affected the self-concept of students in a private, Catholic high school. The initial data gathered were from a single-sex, all female population. Thereafter, data reflect an influx of males as the school transitioned from a single-sex to a coeducational high…
Descriptors: Coeducation, High School Students, High Schools, Parochial Schools
Seller, Maxine S. – 1983
Negative reaction to the theories forwarded in Dr. Edward H. Clarke's 1873 treatise against coeducation, "Sex in Education or A Fair Chance for the Girls," has been largely neglected. The book appeared at a time when conspicuous numbers of women were extending their activities by campaigning for suffrage; working in factories, schools,…
Descriptors: Coeducation, Educational History, Females, Higher Education
Maryland Univ., College Park. – 1971
This report reviews the objectives for coed housing, relates previous findings, and examines several hypotheses: (1) that coed units will have more activities and programs; (2) that the activities will be more widely varied; (3) that coed residents report more contact with faculty, more interaction with the opposite sex, more academically oriented…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Coeducation, College Housing, College Students
Powell, Barbara S.; Powell, Arthur G. – Independent School, 1983
Girls who reject boy-girl social relations as the central concern of adolescence are best served by girls' schools where they can develop a complex sense of self including both risk taking and caring qualities. A study confirming that single sex schools promote girls' intellectual and leadership development is cited. (MJL)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Coeducation, Females, Private Schools
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Wechsler, Harold S. – Teachers College Record, 1981
Throughout the educational history of American society, the entrance of a new group was extremely threatening to the established traditionalists already in power at educational institutions. An analysis is done of the advent of various groups onto the American educational scene. Implications are made for modern comparisons. (JN)
Descriptors: Coeducation, College Segregation, Court Litigation, Educational History
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Lee, Valerie E.; Bryk, Anthony S. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1986
This study compares the effects of single-sex and coeducational secondary schooling. Results indicate that single-sex schools deliver specific advantages to their students, especially female students. Single-sex schools may facilitate adolescent academic development by providing an environment where social and academic concerns are separated.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Coeducation, Effect Size, High Schools
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