Essays about: "single-sex classes"

Found 2 essays containing the words single-sex classes.

1. 1. English in single-sex classrooms. English teachers’ considerations when selecting texts for single-sex classes

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Lärarutbildningen (LUT)

   Author : Julia Kylberg; Alexandra Wulff; [2009]
   Keywords : gender; sex; reading; single-sex classes; texts; vocational upper secondary school; gender and education; boys and girls; equality;

   Abstract : The purpose of this dissertation is to find out whether some teachers at the vocational upper secondary schools where we have had our teaching practice are aware of the gender perspective and if/how they implement it in their teaching. The focus of the investigation is to find out to what extent the teachers in question take gender into account when they select texts for their single-sex classes. READ MORE

3. 2. Boys and Physical Education - A Study of Boys’ Experiences of Single-Sex and Co-Educational Physical Education

   University essay from Växjö universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik

   Author : Göran Gerdin; [2008]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The role of schools as agencies in the social construction of gender has been well researched and efforts to design the most appropriate learning environment often lead to discussions of single-sex versus co-educational schooling. Physical education is a subject where content and grouping arrangements can contribute to stereotypical expectations and assumptions about gender appropriate role-play. READ MORE