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. Subscription-only academic research articles, as well as open access articles 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.
With more than 500 research abstracts, including over 160 related to single-sex education, many of which summarise research from subscription-only academic journals, the Alliance Research Library provides an unparalleled source of information on single-sex education for girls.
Library access and membership:
Free library membership and access is available for all staff of Alliance member schools, simply complete the access request form to receive your personalised login.
Annual library subscription for non-Alliance members costs AUD550
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For more information or member access, please contact Loren Bridge (t) +61 7 5521 0749 (e) [email protected]
In December 2008, the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) published a report into the senior secondary achievement of girls at Alliance member schools in Australia and New Zealand. The study was commissioned by the Alliance and found overwhelmingly that there were numerous academic advantages for girls who attend Alliance…
read more –›In December 2008, the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) published a report into the senior secondary achievement of girls at Alliance member schools. The study was commissioned by the Alliance and found overwhelmingly that there were numerous academic advantages for girls who attend Alliance member schools. The full report…
read more –›Executive summary of the Australian Council of Educational Research (ACER) report into Senior Secondary Achievement in Member Schools of the Alliance of Girls’ Schools Australasia (ACER, 2008). The purpose of the ACER study was to examine available data on secondary school performance for girls attending schools that are members of…
read more –›This article reviews recent research on adolescent brain development. Cumulatively, studies show that ‘the human brain may be adaptive to the behaviorally demanding social environment during adolescence’ (Choudhury, Charman & Blakemore, 2008, p. 142). The focus on adolescents for research is of increasing importance because of the higher rates of…
read more –›This article summarised the research on adolescents and sleep. ‘There are reasons to believe that limitations in sleep recovery are widespread among adolescents and negatively affect school and work performance. It is therefore of great importance to highlight possible solutions as to how to promote effective sleep behavior in relation…
read more –›The relationship between chronic sleep reduction, functioning at school and school achievement of boys and girls was examined in this study. A total of 436 children from the Netherlands aged between 9 and 13 years, participated by filling in a questionnaire to determine sleep patterns. School achievement was determined from…
read more –›This article investigated how school schedules impose on the sleep needs of children. ‘Sleep habits of older children and adolescents have been studied in several school settings around the world and the outcome is generally the same: school schedules tend to produce sleep deprivation’ (Menna-Barreto & Wey, 2008, p. 25).…
read more –›‘There is rapidly accumulating evidence from both laboratory and epidemiological studies to indicate that chronic partial sleep loss may increase the risk of obesity and weight gain’ (Van Cauter & Knutson, 2008, p. 59). This article reviewed laboratory evidence and studies that focused on the link between weight and sleep.…
read more –›‘Over the past several decades, the prevalence of obesity has grown to epidemic proportions. Concurrent with this rise in weight there has been a similar epidemic of chronic sleep deprivation’ (Patel & Hu, 2008, p. 643). This article systematically reviewed the literature ‘regarding short sleep duration as an independent risk…
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