Teachers' experiences of a single-sex initiative in a co-education school

Educational Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 285-298

  Gray, Colette ^a   Wilson, Joanne ^a  

^a STRANMILLIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classroom behaviour; Coeducation schools; Single sex classes; Teacher perceptions; Underachievement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746845237     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: 14653400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03055690600631226     Document Type: Article

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