A gendered choice: designing and implementing single-sex programs and schools

Across the U.S. about 500 public schools currently offer single-gender classes or programmes. Hundreds more schools are contemplating separate classes for boys and girls in the wake of the 2006 legislation that allows such programmesto satisfy Title IX requirements. Spearheading the national trend in this direction with over 300 single-gender programmes is South Carolina, where David W. Chadwell was appointed the first state coordinator for single-gender initiatives. In this book, Chadwell lays out for administrators the step-by-step process of implementing single-sex programmes and schools in three stages: designing, initiating, and sustaining. A Gendered Choice is a practical, how-to book based upon unique, first-hand experience that interested administrators will want to examine as they contemplate or begin to introduce single-gender programmes in their schools. INDICE: List of Tables / Foreword / Preface / Acknowledgments / About the Author / Introduction: Defining Single-Gender Education / PART ONE: CONSIDERING SINGLE-GENDER EDUCATION / Gender Makes a Difference in the Classroom: Starting Point: Examining Gender Influences Student Performance Social Differences Hormonal Differences Brain Differences Gender is an Issue Chapter One Planning Tool: Reflecting on Gender / What We Know About Single-Gender Programs: Demographic Data Achievement and Other Data Chapter Two Planning Tool: Using Data / Political Opposition to Single-Gender Education: The Legal Context of Single-Gender Education Positions Against Single-Sex Education Parting Words Chapter Three Planning Tool: Debating Single-Gender Education / Professional Development: Professional Development Opportunities Prior to Implementation Possible Timelines to Prepare Teachers Prior to Implementation Continued Professional Development After Implementation Timeline to Support Teachers After ImplementationChapter Four Planning Tool: Professional Development Plan / PART TWO: DESIGNING A SINGLE-GENDER PROGRAMME / Rationale and Structure: Involve Key Stakeholders: Create an Exploratory Group Learn Together about Single-Gender Education Align the Program with the School?s Mission Statement Develop a Rationale: Lookat School Data Decide on a Structure Chapter Five Planning Tool: Rationale and Structure / Legal Issues and Logistics: Meet the Federal Regulations for Single-Gender Programs Single-Sex Schools Single-Gender Charter Schools Create a Master Schedule Elementary School Scheduling Middle School Scheduling High School Scheduling / Communication Requirements: Avoid Stereotypes Communication with Principals and School Administrators Communication with Teachers Communication with Parents Communication with Students Communication with School Board Members Order of Concerns in Communicating with Each Group Chapter Seven Planning Tool: Preparing for Communication / Building Community: Integration of Single-Gender Programs into School Culture Identity of the Single-Gender Program Location of Single-Gender Classes Program Creed Public Relations Plan Coordinator for the Single-Gender Program Team Building for Students Chapter Eight Planning Tool: Creating Community / Program Price: Low Cost Options for Single-Gender Programs Moderate Cost Options for Single-Gender Programs High Cost Options for Single-Gender Programs Chapter Nine Planning Tool: Budgets and the Impact of Gender / PART THREE: IMPLEMENTING A SINGLE-GENDER PROGRAMME / Program Evaluation: Ensuring Non-Discrimination Reviewing the Rationale - Format Reviewing the Data - Indicators The Review Process Chapter Ten Planning Tool: Preparing for Evaluation / Sustaining the Single-Gender Program: Strong Principal Leadership Institutionalize the Single-Gender Program Keep the Program ManageableAgree on Strategies to Use with Boys and Girls Mentor New Teachers Continued Professional Development University Partnerships Instituting Change Chapter Eleven Planning Tool: Sustaining Change / Appendix: Reproducible Resources / References / Index

• ISBN: 978-1-4129-7260-4
• Editorial: Sage Publications
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 200
• Fecha Publicación: 28/02/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés