Single Sex Schools

Annotated Bibliography
1 Rosemary C. Salomone. Same, Different, Equal: Rethinking Single-Sex Schooling. Yale University Press. 2005
Book summary
This book offers a comprehensive coverage on single sex educational system. The author manages to exhaustively cover the advantages of the single sex system and the comparing it with the advantages of the mixed sex schools. She also covers more information about the inequalities that is being experienced in various learning institutions based on gender discrimination. She makes an argument that voluntary single-sex education is a legally acceptable option that ought to be widely available in the U.S., especially for disadvantaged children. However, she adds that the compulsory single sex education should be avoided. All students should be given equal opportunities to choose where to study depending on their preferences. Even though she doesn`t offer the other side of the argument to support mixed sex education, she offers very valuable information that can be used to further enhance mixed sex schools since mixed sex schools offer a variety of options for all the students hence increasing their social and communication capabilities.
About the author
The author is a law professor and provides very comprehensive coverage on the topic of single-gender education. She also addresses the legal implications of having either the single or mixed gender educational systems. The author is able to provide very valuable information that can help in enhancing our understanding on the pros and cons of the two types of educational system hence helping us in making a guided decision when choosing which type of education system to recommend.
2 Frances R. Spielhagen. Debating Single-Sex Education: Separate and Equal? R & L Educational Publishers. 2007
Book summary
In this book, the author takes an insight overview on the single sex and mixed sex educational systems. The book is in form of a debate whereby the proponents of the two types of the educational system give their views on the type of system that they feel is better. Debating Single-Sex Education offers a timely and detailed summary of the issues surrounding single-sex education. Eight veteran educators provide research-based findings on single-sex classes in the United States and Africa. This book presents a brief historical summary of single-sex classes in the United States. Other features include recent qualitative case studies, interviews with students, and statistical evidence of the effects of single-sex classes on student achievement. The final chapter synthesizes the common findings among these studies and the implications for practice in schools. This book is very informative as it has both the pros and cons of the two types of the educational system thus helping in making an informed decision when choosing which type of education system to adopt.
About the author
Frances Spielhagen is a career educator with over 30 years experience in secondary schools. He is current...