Sustained Effects of the Single-Sex Secondary School Experience on Attitudes, Behaviors, and Values in College

Extending an earlier study ( Lee & Bryk, 1986 ), this research investigates sustained effects of single-sex and coeducational secondary school on the attitudes, values, and behaviors of young men and women, measured 2 or 4 years after high school graduation. The sample from High School and Beyon...

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Published in:Journal of educational psychology 1990-09, Vol.82 (3), p.578-592
Main Authors: Lee, Valerie E, Marks, Helen M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Biological and medical sciences
Coeducation
College Students
Education
Educational psychology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Life Experiences
Longitudinal Studies
Miscellaneous
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Secondary Education
Sexes
Social research
Student Attitudes
Students
Values
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Summary:Extending an earlier study ( Lee & Bryk, 1986 ), this research investigates sustained effects of single-sex and coeducational secondary school on the attitudes, values, and behaviors of young men and women, measured 2 or 4 years after high school graduation. The sample from High School and Beyond consists of 1,533 college students who had attended 75 Catholic high schools, 45 of which were single-sex. Longitudinal data were available biennially from their high school sophomore year (1980) until their college senior year (1986). Although sustained effects of single-sex secondary schooling appear for both sexes on college choice and postcollege interests, effects on young women extend to attitudinal and behavioral outcomes. The single-sex educational experience, especially during the formative adolescent period, appears to enable young women to overcome certain social-psychological barriers to their academic and professional advancement.
ISSN:0022-0663
1939-2176
DOI:10.1037/0022-0663.82.3.578