Coeducation and gender equality : exam performance, stress and personal development / Damian F. Hannan ... [et al.].
By: Economic and Social Research Institute
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Contributor(s): Hannan, Damian.
Material type: 
BookSeries: The Economic and Social Research Institute general research series.Publisher: Dublin : Oak Tree Press in association with the Eonomic and Social Research Institute, c1996Description: xxii, 313 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 1860760228.Subject(s): Coeducation -- Ireland | Sex differences in education -- Ireland | Academic achievement -- Ireland | Education, Secondary -- Ireland -- Psychological aspects | Educational equalization -- IrelandDDC classification: 370.9417 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 370.9417 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00006656 | ||
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 370.9417 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00057183 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This work addresses the key questions in this area, such as how coeducation affects exam performance, social development and stress, by drawing on the results of an extensive national survey of over 100 schools.
Bibliography: (pages 295-313).
The gender fairness of coeducation -- Literature review and hypotheses -- Research methods -- School type and social composition -- School process, subject take-up and academic performance -- Junior certificate examination performance: the impact of coeducation -- Leaving certificate examination performance: the impact of coeducation -- Social- and personal-development outcomes of education -- Pupil stress levels -- Conclusions and recommendations.