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.
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A report by Crosswell and Hunter provides a multi-faceted review of literature relating to the benefits of establishing single-sex classes within co-educational settings. Whilst in Australia and elsewhere there has been a growing interest in single-sex classes within co-educational schools, the results of research into the effectiveness of these programs…
read more –›A Korean study exploring the effect of single-sex schooling on student outcomes in mathematics and science has found a positive impact on girls’ achievement in maths, particularly among female students from less advantaged backgrounds (Link, 2012, p. 1). The effect of single-sex schooling on girls’ achievement in maths and science…
read more –›An American study seeking to explore the effect of the single-sex and mixed-sex college environment on women’s’ body image has revealed that single-sex women’s colleges have a more positive effect on women’s body ideals (Spencer, Barrett, Storti & Cole, 2013, p. 469). The researchers suggest that the endorsement of feminist…
read more –›An Australian study conducted by Nicole Archard exploring the leadership attitudes of girls attending single-sex schools has found that girls in these contexts have a clear understanding of the ways in which confidence, competition and failure may significantly impact on their capacity as leaders, by inhibiting or facilitating them in…
read more –›A study of overparenting by Judith Locke, Marilyn Campbell and David Kavanagh has found that some parents, while acting with the best of intentions, “may be undertaking actions that could be harmful for children” (Locke, Campbell & Kavanagh, 2012, p. 262). The “disturbing possibility”, they write, is that “an extreme…
read more –›Australian, Canadian and American researchers, including Helen Watt and Zoe Morris from Monash University, Jennifer Shapka from the University of British Columbia and Jacquelynne Eccles from the University of Michigan, explored longitudinal data from Australia, Canada and the US to examine gendered differences in how motivational beliefs about maths in…
read more –›Helen Forgasz and Janelle Hill are concerned that recent data shows that the gap between boys and girls is widening: “PISA (2009) mathematical literacy results provide evidence that in Western English-speaking countries, including Australia, the gender gap in achievement appears to be widening in favour of males” (Forgasz & Hill,…
read more –›A study by Kane and Mertz found that the socioeconomic status of a child and their family is a primary determinant for their success at school (Kane & Mertz, 2012, p. 19). Kane and Mertz tested the gender stratification hypothesis using 2007 TIMSS and 2009 PISA data. They found that…
read more –›The National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSTEM) at the University of Canberra and AMP have published a report on the state of education in Australia. Using ABS statistics, Government reports and other data, this report presents a snapshot of Australian educational trends. The full report and executive summary…
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