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The impact of school characteristics on TER and young people’s transition to university
7 May 2013
This report investigated the impact of school characteristics on Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) and the probability of going to university by age 19. Data from the 2006 cohort of Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) was analysed...
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Gender differences in competitiveness and risk taking
6 May 2013
This study explored cross cultural gender differences in competitiveness and risk taking. More than 1200 children aged between 9-12 years, from Colombia and Sweden competed in four different tasks (Cardenas, Dreber, von Essen, &...
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A snapshot of Gen X women: careers, parenting and gender roles
15 Apr 2013
A recent report from the Youth Research Centre at the University of Melbourne has highlighted the persistent economic and career gender inequalities that young women face. Educators at girls’ schools need to continue to help girls...
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Mathematics and gender: is maths the key to a high-powered career?
5 Apr 2013
Joensen and Nielson (2013) explored whether gender differences in mathematics qualifications explained “a substantial part of the gender gap in wages and in career outcomes more broadly” (p. 2). Previously these researchers had...
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The effects of single-sex schools on college entrance exams and college attendance
18 Mar 2013
In Seoul students are randomly assigned into single-sex or coeducational high schools. This is beneficial for researchers because other student variables such as socioeconomic background and prior academic achievement are controlled,...
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Single-sex classes and exam scores
5 Mar 2013
Alison Booth, Patrick Nolan and their colleagues have conducted numerous studies on the effects of single-sex classes. In this research piece they examined the effect of single-sex classes on the pass rates, grades, and course choices of...
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Gender composition and female school choice
27 Feb 2013
Schneeweis and Zweimuller (2012) explored the impact of gender composition in coeducational schools during Grades 5–8 on the choice of school type for female students in Grade 9. The study was conducted in Austria using school...
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Gender stereotypes and educational choices
4 Feb 2013
This study investigated whether girls and boys followed gender-stereotyped paths in education, and whether single-sex schools moderated the influence of gender stereotypes (Favara, 2012). The National Pupil Database in England was used...
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