Debating Single-Sex Education: Separate and Equal? (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781578867370)

Educators agree that boys and girls learn differently, but do they learn better in single-sex classes? Single-sex education has become a "hot topic" among educators striving to address achievement declines, especially in the middle school years. Since the United States Department of Education confirmed the legality of single-sex classes in public schools in 2006, the number of single-sex classes and schools has increased dramatically and the options continue to grow in popularity. Debating Single-Sex Education offers a timely and detailed summary of the issues surrounding single-sex education. Eight veteran educators provide research-based findings on single-sex classes in the United States and Africa. This book presents a brief historical summary of single-sex classes in the United States. Other features include recent qualitative case studies, interviews with students, and statistical evidence of the effects of single-sex classes on student achievement. The final chapter synthesizes the common findings among these studies and the implications for practice in schools.

Author: Frances R. Spielhagen
ISBN-10: 1578867371
ISBN-13: 9781578867370
Publisher: R & L Education
Language: English
Published: 12/28/2007
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.38w x 0.60d