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Download full textAdham, Raniah; Parslow, Pat; Dimitriadi, Yota; Lundqvist, Karsten Øster – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
In Saudi Arabia, gender-segregation is a known issue within higher education that often deprives female tutors from providing online learning and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). As well, students may not be getting the benefit of their experience and teaching. The purpose of this study is to develop an Avatar tool to represent a female tutor…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Educational Technology
Andersen, Frans Ørsted; Nissen, Poul; Poulsen, Line – Journal of Educational Issues, 2016
Marginalized boys at risk of dropping out of high school have for a long time been a problem in the Western world. 100 such Danish 14-16 year old boys were in the summers of 2013, 2014 and 2015 exposed to a new school program, "The Boys Academy," inspired by Seligman and the American KIPP schools suggesting seven character strengths to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, At Risk Students, Dropouts, Males
Direct linkAllen, Debra – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This mixed method participatory action research study investigated the relationships of effective teaching strategies and gender based learning environments to pre-adolescent females' self-efficacy of mathematical ability, classroom participatory behaviors, and academic achievement in the area of mathematics. Research-based teaching…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Participatory Research, Action Research, Teaching Methods
Dickey, Millicent Whitener – ProQuest LLC, 2014
There are three purposes of this mixed methods phenomenological case study. First, the researcher attempted to determine if there is evidence that teachers in single-sex classes adjust the delivery of the academic content when compared to coeducational classes. Secondly, while trying to understand the phenomenon of learning in a single-sex…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Phenomenology, Case Studies, Single Sex Classes
Pendleton, Myra – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a difference in the academic achievement in reading among students enrolled in single-gender and coeducational classes, as well as the impact of teachers' perceptions on the outcome of academic achievement. The study used a mixed-method approach to address this purpose. This study reported…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Single Sex Classes, Coeducation, Comparative Analysis
Lang, Catherine; Fisher, Julie; Craig, Annemieke; Forgasz, Helen – Computer Science Education, 2015
This article presents a reflective analysis of an outreach programme called the Digital Divas Club. This curriculum-based programme was delivered in Australian schools with the aim of stimulating junior and middle school girls' interest in computing courses and careers. We believed that we had developed a strong intervention programme based on…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Computer Science, Females, Foreign Countries
Sampson, Pauline M.; Gresham, Gloria; Leigh, Melissa M.; McCormick-Myers, Denice – Teacher Education and Practice, 2014
Controversy surrounds the issue of single-gender education, with advocates debating that the initiative decreases discrimination, improves educational experiences for males and females, and provides parents more choice. Opponents argue that single-gender education is a form of segregation and negates the gains that women have achieved in the area…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Single Sex Classes, Science Education, Classroom Environment
Small, Christopher Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This dissertation presents an historical overview of the systematic educational limitations that have been faced by African-American's in the United States and then considers issues facing contemporary educational leaders in the context of current educational policy and institutional inequality. A portrait of the Black male in the United…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Reading Achievement, Middle School Students, Males
O'Neill, Lisa – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The gender gap in achievement and the increasing awareness of differences between male and female cognitive development have ignited a growing interest in single-sex education. No Child Left Behind legislation and amendments to Title IX legislation have increased the number of schools in America offering single-sex education. This 2-year…
Descriptors: Single Sex Classes, Gender Differences, Achievement Gains, Mathematics Achievement
