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Single-Sex Schooling: Bridging Science and School Boards in Educational Policy.

Authors :
Signorella, Margaret
Bigler, Rebecca
Source :
Sex Roles; Oct2013, Vol. 69 Issue 7-8, p349-355, 7p
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

Heated debate over the necessity, efficacy, and legality of public single-sex schooling continues in communities across the U.S. In this introduction to the second part of a special issue on the topic, we provide illustrative descriptions of issues that are common in U.S. school board deliberations on the topic, including issues of ideology, money, race, and science, and legal battles over the outcomes of such decisions. We then summarize the nine papers that appear in the issue. Four papers provide reviews of the laws, neuroscience, and critical race theorizing relevant to single-sex schooling. In addition, two papers present sophisticated re-analyses of important data sets on the topic, and three papers present new empirical data on non-academic outcomes (gender attitudes, peer relations, and body image) associated with single-sex schooling. Finally, we offer conclusions for educational practice and policy based on the current state of scientific evidence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03600025
Volume :
69
Issue :
7-8
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Sex Roles
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
90470595
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-013-0313-0