Teachers' perceptions of the implementation of single-sex classes in coeducational schools

Australian Journal of Education

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 119-133

  Parker, Lesley H ^a   Rennie, Léonie J ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coeducation; Homogeneous grouping; Inservice teacher education; Sex differences; Single sex schools; Teacher response

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039972096     PISSN: 00049441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000494419704100203     Document Type: Article

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