Student Characteristics Associated with Girls’ Success in a Single-sex School

摘要: Given the mixed results of previous studies on benefits single-sex schooling, scholars have called for research differences in effects schooling based student and school characteristics. We sought to examine associations a range characteristics with attitudes achievement among students attending an all-girls public middle southwestern United States. Predictor variables included demographic factors (i.e., race, family income), prior academic achievement, gender stereotyping, identity typicality, peer preferences). Prior predicted later persistence school. School-related stereotyping was associated success connection school; also significant moderator relation between performance. Gender-typed preferences were persistence. Overall, indicate that characteristics, as well issues “fit” specific school, are students’ educational environments.