2002

Providing current research to our members is a strategic priority for the Alliance. We deliver access to valuable resources and anaylsis of the latest research findings relevant to educators of girls. Academic research and reports by governments, universities and major organisations are summarised for members, highlighting themes and topics of particular relevance to the education of girls, including: academic performance, mental health, leadership, neuroscience, single-sex education, STEM, wellbeing, and work and careers.

Access is restricted to member schools. For more information or member access, please contact Loren Bridge (t) +61 7 5521 0749 (e) [email protected]

Implementation of gender-inclusive instruction in single-sex and mixed-sex science classrooms (Parker & Rennie, 2002)

This study was part of the Single-Sex Education Pilot Project (SSEPP) in ten Government, coeducational high schools in rural and urban Western Australia. The question posed in the research concerned whether gender-inclusive science instructional strategies were implemented more readily and effectively in single-sex or mixed-sex classrooms. Qualitative and quantitative data…
Login or Join to view this article ››
read more –›

Career aspirations of adolescent girls (Watson, Quatman & Edler, 2002)

Watson, Quatman and Edler (2002) found that girls at single-sex schools had higher real career aspirations than girls at co-educational schools. The career aspirations of high-achieving American, adolescent girls were explored by comparing them to the aspirations of adolescent boys. The influence of school grade, achievement level and single-sex versus coeducational school…
Login or Join to view this article ››
read more –›