Effects of single-sex and coeducational secondary schooling on children's academic achievement

Australian Journal of Education

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 142-156

  Woodward, Lianne J ^a   Fergusson, David M ^a   Horwood, L John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Coeducation; Secondary schools; Sex differences; Single sex schools; Student attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033175567     PISSN: 00049441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000494419904300204     Document Type: Article

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