The Boy Factor: Can Single-Gender Classes Reduce the Over-Representation of Boys in Special Education?

Autor/inn/en	Piechura-Couture, Kathy; Heins, Elizabeth; Tichenor, Mercedes
Titel	The Boy Factor: Can Single-Gender Classes Reduce the Over-Representation of Boys in Special Education?
Quelle	In: Journal of Instructional Psychology, 38 (2011) 4, S.255-263 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0094-1956
Schlagwörter	Evidence; Student Behavior; Student Attitudes; Gender Differences; Males; Special Education; Teaching Methods; Minority Groups; Single Sex Classes; Teacher Attitudes; Federal Legislation; Public Schools; Elementary Secondary Education; South Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Evidenz; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ethnische Minderheit; Single-sex classes; Single-sex schools; Single sex schools; Getrenntgeschlechtliche Erziehung; Schule; Lehrerverhalten; Bundesrecht; Public school; Öffentliche Schule
Abstract	Since the early 1990s numerous studies have concluded that there is an over-representation of males and minorities in special education. This paper examines the question if a different educational format, such as single-gender education, can help boys' behavior and thus reduce the number of special education referrals? The rationale for single-gender education is based on the belief that there are inherent biological differences between males and females and these differences may manifest themselves in classroom behavior having implications for pedagogical practices. With this in mind, we examine the perceptions of students, parents, and teachers regarding how single-gender classrooms have impacted males. The results presented provide preliminary evidence that the single-gender format is an option that should be explored to reduce the overrepresentation of males and minorities in special education. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10