Debating Single-Sex Education

About this book

Provides a balanced summary of the context, concerns, and findings about single sex education in 21st Century United States. Contributors examine the history of single-sex classes and legislation that has over time evolved to render the reform legal, even though it continues to be subject to public scrutiny and litigation. They also provide insight into the social, religious, and cultural contexts that set the stage for the growing popularity of single-sex education over the last decade. Various authors explain controversial brain-based research and address the problem of bullying in single-sex classes. --From publisher description.