Debating single-sex education : separate and equal? / edited by Frances R. Spielhagen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Spielhagen, Frances R., 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Single-sex schools--United States.

Single-sex schools.

Sex differences in education--United States.

Sex differences in education.

United States.

Physical Description:

xi, 223 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Education, [2013]

Summary:

This second edition of Debating Single-Sex Education: Separate and Equal? provides a balanced summary of the context, concerns, and findings about single-sex education in the twenty-first-century United States. Few school reforms have engendered as much controversy as single-sex public education. This book examines the history of single-sex classes and legislation that has evolved over time to render the reform legal, even though it continues to be subject to public scrutiny and litigation. This book also provides insights into the social, religious, and cultural contexts that set the stage for the growing popularity of single-sex education over the last decade. It explains controversial brain-based research and addresses the problem of bullying in single-sex classes. Finally, the book includes findings based on research in single-sex schools across the nation. Do single-sex classes work? This book provides information that will allow the reader to make an informed decision about that question. Debating Single-Sex Education strives to inform the debate and add to the discourse on this popular school reform. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Context and Background

1 School Choice-Or Threat to Civil Liberties? / Frances R. Spielhagen Spielhagen, Frances R., Robin J. Kohl Kohl, Robin J. 9

2 How Boys and Girls Learn Differently / Michael Gurian Gurian, Michael 25

3 Bullying in Single-Sex Schools: Cause and Effect? / Frances R. Spielhagen Spielhagen, Frances R., Vivian Milczarski Milczarski, Vivian 41

4 Single-Sex Parochial Schools: Why or Why Not? / Bruce S. Cooper Cooper, Bruce S. 65

Part 2 Early Research

5 Jumping into the Fray: How to Implement Single-Sex Classes / Deborah E. Marks Marks, Deborah E., C. Sloan Burns Burns, C. Sloan 83

6 Bumps along the Way: Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned / Suzanne Schwarz McCotter McCotter, Suzanne Schwarz 91

7 Going the Distance: Strategies for Teacher Preparation / Margaret M. Ferrara Ferrara, Margaret M. 103

8 Does It Add Up?: Single-Sex Classes and Student Achievement / Frances R. Spielhagen Spielhagen, Frances R. 115

9 Good News and Bad News: Student Behavior in Single-Sex Classes / Margaret M. Ferrara Ferrara, Margaret M., Peter J. Ferrara Ferrara, Peter J. 125

10 Having It Our Way: Students Speak Out on Single-Sex Classes / Frances R. Spielhagen Spielhagen, Frances R. 137

11 The Influence of Classroom Dynamics on Teachers' Decisions to Provide Single-Gender Mathematics and Science Classes in Middle School / Karen B. Rogers Rogers, Karen B. 151

12 The View from the Trenches: Teachers Evaluate Single-Sex Classes / Frances R. Spielhagen Spielhagen, Frances R. 171

13 "We've Always Done It This Way": Single-Sex Classes in Kenya / Robin J. Kohl Kohl, Robin J. 189

Part 3 Synthesis and Resources

14 Now What?: Practical Implications / Karen B. Rogers Rogers, Karen B. 201

15 Bullying in Young-Adult Literature: A Selective Annotated Bibliography / Vivian Milczarski Milczarski, Vivian 213.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781610488693

1610488695

9781610488709

1610488709

OCLC:

842316223