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]
An Australian study conducted by Justman and Méndez has found that the gender composition of a school plays a significant role in determining female students’ STEM subject choices, with girls of high mathematical ability in Year 7 being less likely than similar ability boys to pursue advanced STEM subjects in…
read more –›An Australian study of mathematics aspirations and disengagement has found that while girls and boys start middle school with similar levels of disengagement, boys have more positive aspirations over time, and therefore there is a need to promote mathematics aspirations in girls (Collie, Martin, Bobis, Way & Anderson, 2018, p.…
read more –›An American-Korean study of neuromyths believed by educators — such as that right-hemisphere learners are more creative than left-hemisphere learners, and that it has been scientifically proven that fatty acid supplements (omega-3 and omega-6) have a positive effect on academic achievement — has found that pre-service primary school teachers in…
read more –›Professor Alison Booth, Professor of Economics and a Public Policy Fellow at the Australian National University and her colleagues — Patrick Nolen of the University of Essex (UK) and Lina Cardona-Sosa, formerly of Universidad EAFIT, Colombia — have conducted a series of experiments dating back more than ten years designed…
read more –›Helicopter parenting (also called overparenting, overprotective parenting or controlling parenting) is a topic of great concern to today’s schools with parents becoming increasingly involved in every aspect of their child’s life, including their academic work, extracurricular activities and friendship issues. It is not uncommon for schools to report parents contacting…
read more –›A British study of student subject choices at government schools has found that academic attainment, socioeconomic background and gender mix exert powerful influences on the selection of academically selective subjects. In terms of gender, boys are less likely to study academically selective subjects than girls, although boys and girls from…
read more –›A US study sought to compare bullying experienced by LGB and non-LGB students, finding that diverse sexual orientation contributes to increased bullying and with more harmful effects. Scholarly attention regarding bullying comprises an extensive, albeit consistently growing body of research. This research has contributed to evolving understandings of bullying characteristics…
read more –›A Korean study has confirmed previous research findings that girls in co-educational high schools are more likely to exhibit disordered weight control behaviours — such as fasting, dieting or self-induced vomiting — than girls attending single-sex high schools (Kim, Bryn Austin, Subramanian, Thomas, Eddy, Franko, Rodgers, & Kawachi, 2018). Research…
read more –›A New Zealand study examining the impact that exposure to suicide might have on students’ suicidal and self-injurious behaviours has found evidence that students are more at risk of engaging in these behaviours following the suicide attempts of people they have close relationships with, particularly their friends and family members…
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