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1 online resource |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Rethinking gender equality -- Single-sex education in historical perspective -- "We've got to try something" : the male academy initiatives -- What about the girls? -- Single-sex public education and the popular neuroscience of sex difference -- Different but equal? : reflections on the future of gender discourse. |
Summary |
"Since the 1990s, there has been a resurgence of interest in single-sex education across the United States, and many public schools have created all-boys and all-girls classes for students in grades K-12. The Separation Solution provides an in-depth analysis of controversies sparked by recent efforts to separate boys and girls at school. Reviewing evidence from research studies, court cases, and hundreds of news media reports on local single-sex initiatives, The Separation Solution offers fresh insight into popular conceptions of the nature and significance of gender differences in education and beyond"--Provided by publisher. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Single-sex classes (Education) -- United States.
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Single-sex classes (Education) |
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United States. |
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Educational equalization -- United States.
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Educational equalization. |
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Sex differences in education -- United States.
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Sex differences in education. |
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Sex discrimination in education -- United States.
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Sex discrimination in education. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Williams, Juliet. Separation solution? 9780520288959 (DLC) 2015028025 (OCoLC)918940733 |
ISBN |
9780520963788 (electronic book) |
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0520963784 (electronic book) |
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9780520288959 (print) |
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9780520288966 (print) |
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0520288955 |
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0520288963 |
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