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]
The October 2014 edition of In Alliance magazine features current research on puberty in adolescent girls, including early puberty, body weight, disordered eating, the psychological effects of puberty and brain changes.
read more –›In a 2014 review, Janet Shibley Hyde summarised the major theories supporting gender difference. She reviewed the literature on gender differences in cognitive performance, personality and social behaviour, and psychological wellbeing, using meta-analyses wherever possible. Hyde employed the gender similarity hypothesis, which “states that males and females are similar on…
read more –›With concern rising about declining levels of physical fitness and increasing levels of obesity around the world, researchers are currently examining the link between physical activity and academic performance in young people. Previous studies have shown that school-based exercise improves physical fitness, body composition, bone mass and insulin sensitivity, as…
read more –›In 2013 researchers from the University of Edinburgh published research showing that maths and reading ability at age 7 is linked to socioeconomic status in adulthood. The higher a child’s maths and reading ability at age 7, the better their job, income and housing at age 42. In fact, a…
read more –›Recent media coverage has highlighted the growing problem of ugly incidents at weekend sport caused by pushy parents criticising and yelling abuse from the sidelines at opposing players, coaches and referees. Far from helping, however, pushy parents may be turning their child off sport altogether. Multiple academic studies have shown…
read more –›A Korean study exploring whether the gender composition of the school environment affects the bullying experiences and behaviours of adolescents has found a lower frequency of aggressive behaviours in girls’ schools, leading the study authors to suggest that the presence of boys may have a negative impact on bullying in…
read more –›A recent article in the Australian newspaper by John Black, former Labor senator and now Chief Executive of demographic profiling company Australian Development Strategies (ADS), has detailed significant shifts in the education landscape since the global financial crisis (GFC) of 2007-2008. Modelling by ADS shows that since the GFC there has been…
read more –›Teen dystopias—futuristic stories in which teenagers battle to the overcome dark forces engulfing their world—are “popular culture’s latest obsession” but, as asked by journalist Rosemary Neill in the Weekend Australian recently, what does it all mean and what is the psychology behind their success? The breakthrough movie of the teen dystopia genre, The…
read more –›The release of the OECD’s Education at a Glance 2014 (EAG 2014) report provides an important snapshot of the status of education for females in the 34 countries that make up the OECD, including Australia and New Zealand. EAG 2014 highlights that it is younger adults, particularly younger women, aged…
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