Sullivan, Alice (2009) Academic self-concept, gender and single-sex schooling. British Educational Research Journal, 35 (2). pp. 259-288. ISSN Print: 0141-1926 Online: 1469-3518
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Abstract
This paper assesses gender differences in academic self-concept for a cohort of children born in 1958 (the National Child Development Study). We address the question of whether attending single-sex or co-educational schools affected students’ perceptions of their own academic abilities (academic self-concept). Academic selfconcept was found to be highly gendered, even controlling for prior test scores. Boys had higher self-concepts in maths and science, and girls in English. Single-sex schooling reduced the gender gap in self-concept, while selective schooling was linked to lower academic self-concept overall.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | This is an electronic version of an article published in Sullivan, Alice (2009) Academic self-concept, gender and single-sex schooling. British Educational Research Journal, 35 (2). pp. 259-288. British Educational Research Journal is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01411920802042960 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Classroom organisation Secondary school |
| Subjects: | Departments > Education Foundations and Policy Studies Departments > Centre for Longitudinal Studies |
| Depositing User: | IOE Repository Editor (2) |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Mar 2010 17:14 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jun 2012 22:28 |
| URI: | http://eprints.ioe.ac.uk/id/eprint/1872 |
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