Public, Catholic Single-Sex, and Catholic Coeducational High Schools: Their Effects on Achievement, Affect, and Behaviors

1991 ◽  
Vol 99 (3) ◽  
pp. 320-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herbert W. Marsh
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Single Sex ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Coeducational High Schools

University Students from Single-Sex and Coeducational High Schools: Differences In Majors and Attitudes at a Catholic University

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 282-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christie P. Karpiak ◽  
James P. Buchanan ◽  
Megan Hosey ◽  
Allison Smith
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
College Majors ◽  
Single Sex ◽  
Catholic University ◽  
Gender Neutral ◽  
Coeducational High Schools ◽  
Egalitarian Attitudes

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 were more likely to declare gender-neutral majors, but were not different from their coeducated peers at graduation. A second study was conducted with a sample of first-year students to examine the correspondence between egalitarian attitudes, single-sex secondary education, and major choice. Egalitarianism was higher in students in nontraditional majors, but did not correspond in expected ways with single-sex education. Men from single-sex schools were less likely to hold egalitarian attitudes about gender roles, whereas women from single-sex and coeducational high schools did not differ in egalitarianism. Taken together, our results raise questions about the potential of single-sex high schools to reduce gender-stratification in professions.

The Role of Single-Sex Education in the Academic Engagement of College-Bound Women: A Multilevel Analysis

2013 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Linda J. Sax ◽  
Tiffani A. Riggers ◽  
M. Kevin Eagan
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Academic Engagement ◽  
Research Question ◽  
School Level ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Single Sex ◽  
Single Sex Education

Background/Context As opportunities for public and private single-sex education have expanded, the debate surrounding this issue has become more heated. Recent reviews of research on single-sex education have concluded that the evidence is mixed, due in large part to the difficulty of attributing differences between single-sex and coeducational students specifically to the single-sex nature of their experience, as opposed to other differences between single-sex and coeducational schools and their attendees. This study comes at a time of renewed national interest in the value and appropriateness of single-sex education, especially as changes to Title IX have expanded the opportunities to establish single-sex classes and activities, and contributes new data with a focus exclusively on the academic engagement of female students from single-sex and coeducational high schools. Purpose/Objective/Research Question/Focus of Study This study addresses whether levels of academic engagement differ between single-sex and coeducational settings. Research Design The study uses self-reported survey data and multilevel modeling to address secondary school-level effects in a national sample of women entering college. Findings/Results The analyses suggest that attendance at a single-sex high school remains a significant predictor of academic engagement even after controlling for the confounding role of student background characteristics, school-level features, and peer contexts within each school. Specifically, women attending all-girls high schools report higher levels of academic engagement across numerous fronts: studying individually or in groups, interacting with teachers, tutoring other students, and getting involved in student organizations. However, these results may also be attributed to other features that differentiate single-sex from coeducational schools, such as smaller enrollments and racial/ethnic diversity of the schools in this study. Conclusions/Recommendations Although the results of this study support the claims that all-female environments provide a unique opportunity for young women to thrive, these results should be interpreted with some caution. Because of the limitations of the study, it is difficult to make definitive inferences about the relationship between single-sex education and academic engagement, and we cannot assert with confidence that school gender alone is responsible for higher academic engagement. The study points the way for future research that further distinguishes the role of individual and school-level attributes and ideally examines this issue using longitudinal data. Finally, given the current expansion of single-sex education in the public schools, future research ought to employ these methodological advances in studies on single-sex public education and should consider the consequences of single-sex settings for both female and male students.

Coeducation and Sex Roles

1986 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary B. Harris
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
University Students ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Sex Roles ◽  
Natural Attitude ◽  
Single Sex ◽  
Happy Marriage ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Coeducational High Schools

In order to test conflicting hypotheses about the effects of coeducational versus single-sex schooling, 538 first-term Australian university students who had attended single sex or coeducational high schools were compared on a number of variables relating to sex roles. Those from the two types of schools did not differ significantly on the Australian Sex Roles Inventory or on a measure of nontraditional attitudes towards sex roles, although males and females differed in predictable ways. Most subjects, particularly those from coeducational schools, felt that coeducational schools are preferable and lead to a more natural attitude towards the opposite sex. Subjects from coeducational rather than single-sex schools said that they had more opposite-sex friends in high school and were more likely to feel that their school helped rather than hindered their everyday relations with the opposite sex and their chances for a happy marriage. However subjects did not feel that boys and girls learn or behave better in coeducational schools, and there were no differences in the percentages of subjects from the two types of schools who reported having had sexual intercourse or been in love while in high school. The single-sex schools attended tended to differ from the coeducational ones in being smaller, more urban, and more likely to be selective, which made comparisons difficult to interpret. Nevertheless it seems reasonable to conclude that coeducational schooling, at least for this selective sample, may have some advantages in fostering interactions with the opposite sex.

scholarly journals Adolescents’ Attitude towards Masturbation: Practical Study on a Sample of Senior High School Students in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (28) ◽  
Author(s):  
Priscilla Commey Mintah ◽  
Kwaku Darko Amponsah ◽  
Grace Sintim Adasi ◽  
Rosina Okyere Amponsah
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Cape Coast ◽  
School Students ◽  
Single Sex ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Girls School

There are societal variations as to how masturbation is regarded because some societies regard it as a religious or cultural bizarre, while others tolerate it on biological grounds. This study employed a descriptive survey design to explore adolescents' attitudes towards masturbation in selected senior high schools in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana. The target population was formed by form two students in both schools. The total population for the second-year students in the boys' school was 509, while the second-year students in the girls' school were 496. Specifically, it was carried out in two single-sex Senior High Schools (SHS) in the Cape Coast Metropolis. Purposive sampling was employed to select single-sex schools in the metropolis, as they are noted for the practice of masturbation. Three hypotheses on masturbatory practices, attitudes toward masturbation and masturbatory practices and self-concept were formulated for the study. The results indicated that implicitly, both sexes’ masturbatory practices are similar. Both sexes also have similar attitude towards masturbation; as well as the masturbatory practices and self-concept in the Cape Coast Metropolis. Similarly, it was found that the attitude of both sexes towards masturbation was characterised by ambivalence, as they regarded it to be an irreligious and bad practice, yet, they covertly practised it. It was recommended that stakeholders should give adolescents thorough sexual education without expressing their prejudices concerning masturbation. They should be made to understand that sexual urges are a natural part of their development that must, however, be controlled for moral and spiritual reasons.

scholarly journals Self-concept of Adolescent Students from Single Sex and Co- Educational Schools

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarika Khandelwal ◽  
Dr. Jyoti Gaur
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Adolescent Students ◽  
Single Sex

In order to evaluate the hypothesis that there is no difference in the self-concept of adolescent students from single sex and co- educational high schools, the investigator conducted a study on 60 subjects (30 boys and 30 girls) out of which 30 subjects were from single sex schools and remaining were from the co- educational school. The measurement was done using the Self-concept Rating Checklist by Dr. Pratibha Deo which contains 90 adjectives describing a person’s self-concept. The result shows that adolescent students from co- educational schools have a better self-concept as compared to the adolescent students from single sex schools. When the various dimensions were analyzed, it was found that the boys from co- educational schools had better aesthetic and character dimensions while the girls from the co- educational schools were found to be better in social and intellectual dimensions.

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