Should the sexes be separated for secondary education -comparisons of single-sex andco-educational schools?

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-49

  Robinson, Pamela ^a   Smithers, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Examination performance; Pupils views on schooling; School effectiveness; Single sex and co educational schools; Social adjustment; Transition to university

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010839329     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0267152990140103     Document Type: Article

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