Female-Only Classes in a Rural Context: Self-Concept, Achievement, and Discourse

Autor/inn/en	Wilson, Hope E.; Gresham, Jeanie; Williams, Michelle; Whitley, Claudia; Partin, Jimmy
Titel	Female-Only Classes in a Rural Context: Self-Concept, Achievement, and Discourse
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in Rural Education, 28 (2013) 9, (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-0670
Schlagwörter	Females; Achievement Tests; Single Sex Classes; Educational Innovation; Middle School Students; Self Concept; Rural Areas; Coeducation; Thinking Skills; Discourse Analysis; Scores; Educational Benefits; Comparative Analysis; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Single-sex classes; Single-sex schools; Single sex schools; Getrenntgeschlechtliche Erziehung; Schule; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Selbstkonzept; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Koedukation; Denkfähigkeit; Diskursanalyse; Bildungsertrag
Abstract	Two middle schools in rural east Texas implemented an optional, single-sex program. Although previous studies have documented the effects of single-sex instruction, and recent educational innovations have focused on its benefits, little research has investigated its effects in rural contexts. This study found that for rural populations, patterns of discourse differ between female-only and coeducational classes, with all-female classes participating in higher levels of thinking and engaging in more discourse overall. However, girls in single-sex classes had significantly lower levels of general self-concept than girls in coeducational classes. There were no statistically significant differences in the achievement test scores between the groups. This research indicated that findings from urban contexts may not be generalizable to rural populations. (Contains 8 tables and 2 footnotes.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Penn State University College of Education, Center on Rural Education and Communities. 310B Rackley Building, University Park, PA 16802. Tel: 814-863-2031; Web site: http://www.jrre.psu.edu/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10