Title: The separation solution? : single-sex education and the new politics of gender equality /
Authors: Williams, Juliet,
Year: 2016
Subjects: Single-sex classes (Education) United States.; Educational equalization United States.; Sex differences in education United States; Sex discrimination in education United States.; Educational equalization; Sex differences in education; Sex discrimination in education; Single-sex classes (Education); United States
Abstract: "Since the 1990s, there has been a resurgence of interest in single-sex education across the United States, and many public schools have created all-boys and all-girls classes for students in grades K-12. The Separation Solution provides an in-depth analysis of controversies sparked by recent efforts to separate boys and girls at school. Reviewing evidence from research studies, court cases, and hundreds of news media reports on local single-sex initiatives, The Separation Solution offers fresh insight into popular conceptions of the nature and significance of gender differences in education and beyond"--Provided by publisher.
Contents: Rethinking gender equality -- Single-sex education in historical perspective -- "We've got to try something" : the male academy initiatives -- What about the girls? -- Single-sex public education and the popular neuroscience of sex difference -- Different but equal? : reflections on the future of gender discourse.