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…

The purpose of this study was to investigate selected student and teacher variables and compare the differences between these variables for female students and female teachers in coeducation and single-sex physical education classes. Eighteen female teachers and intact classes were selected; 9 teachers from coeducation and 9 teachers from…

Two studies of correlates of student preference for a single sex or coeducational college reflect that few girls in the studies wish to be isolated at a girls college. (Author/KM)

Findings from a student survey of male and female students in a junior high school show that 76.7 percent of the female students and 51.7 percent of the male students opt for mixed physical education classes. (LH)

The absence of male students is considered to be a key factor in the high levels of academic achievement, good behavior, self-confidence, and school loyalty evident in the current students and alumnae of Philadelphia High School for Girls. (IAH)

The authors examined the impact of a mandatory, coeducational sexual assault prevention program on college freshmen's rape myth attitudes. Data from 174 college freshmen required to attend the program indicated that, regardless of gender, the proposed sexual assault prevention program significantly decreased participants' rape myth acceptance…

Central to this dissertation is an attempt to investigate whether or not a single-sex environment has a positive impact upon girls' attitudes and beliefs, as they pertain to the learning of mathematics. All learners of mathematics are enveloped by the social practices pertaining to both mathematics and society at large. Underlying these social…

Investigated the physical education activity preferences of middle school students who completed a checklist featuring a variety of activities. Overall, middle school boys and girls both differed and agreed on their interests for specific activities. Most students liked basketball, bicycling, roller skating, soccer, swimming, and volleyball but…

The aims of this research were to validate the Cultural Learning Environment Questionnaire in the Brunei context and to evaluate culturally sensitive factors (gender equity, collaboration, deference, competition, teacher authority, modelling and congruence) of upper secondary students' learning environment. The subjects of this study were 831…

Results suggest coeducation may be inimical to both academic achievement and social adjustment. (Authors)

The coeducational college classroom with male and female teachers working cooperatively provides an appropriate setting for the discussion of sexually relevant issues. Myths and misunderstandings can then be confronted and discussed by everyone. (JN)