My dissertation examines how a single-sex school for boys of color in New York City (re)defines masculinity through organizational policies, practices, and messaging. I further study how black boys, sixth graders in particular, participate in and make sense of the school’s concept of masculinity. Lastly, I explore how boys’ define and understand masculinity and conceive of their identity and agency. I framed this dissertation within an expanded version of W.H. Sewell’s (1979) framework of structure and agency, amending the framework to include concepts of negotiation and identity. My study employs an interpretive, multi-modal qualitative design and integrates the following modes of inquiry: ethnography, in-depth interviews with teachers and students, and photo elicitation narratives with students. My findings provide pedagogical and policy suggestions for enacting a model of single-sex schooling for black boys. I find that (the enactment of) school structures and boys’ understandings of school practices are conditioned by outside perceptions of black boys. I also find that although school, cultural, and disciplinary practices may be well intentioned, these practices may inadvertently reproduce the very structures that they attempt to circumvent by unintentionally reinforcing entrenched stereotypes about black boys. I further find that boys’ understandings of masculinity are not fully reflected in school practices, nor are they legible expressions of masculinity to school staff. The contributions of this dissertation enrich the conversation with prior theory about how organizational or school practices can affect change with students, what helps black boys learn best, and how black boys can possess masculinity that is as varied as it is complex. Lastly, my work extends and elaborates upon current theoretical understandings of the development of adolescent masculinity

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wollongong, 2007. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references: p. 300-331.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2008. / Includes appendixes: 105-137. Title from PDF title page (viewed September 25, 2008) Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-137)

Thesis (M.I.T.)--The Evergreen State College, 2009. / Title from title screen (viewed 7/15/2009). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 94-101).

Thesis (M.I.T.)--The Evergreen State College, 2009. / Title from title screen (viewed 7/30/2009). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 110-116).

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Georgia Southern University, 2008. / "A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Georgia Southern University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Education." Directed by Charles Reavis. ETD. Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-170) and appendices.

by Leung Wing-man Winnie. / Include questionnaire in Chinese. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 153-165). / Acknowledgements --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / Table of Contents --- p.iv / List of Tables --- p.viii / List of Figure --- p.x / Chapter CHAPTER ONE --- INTRODUCTION / Chapter 1.1 --- Background of the Problem --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Purpose of the Study --- p.4 / Chapter 1.3 --- Significance of the Study --- p.6 / Chapter CHAPTER TWO --- LITERATURE REVIEW / Chapter 2.1 --- Single-sex vs. Co-educational Schooling --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2 --- Self-concept --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2.1. --- Definition of Self-concept --- p.15 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Structure of Self-concept --- p.17 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Sex Effects in Self-concept --- p.20 / Chapter 2.3 --- Sex-role Orientation --- p.23 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Definitions --- p.23 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Development of Sex-role Orientation --- p.25 / Chapter (a) --- Family --- p.25 / Chapter (b) --- School --- p.26 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Structure of Sex-role Orientation --- p.29 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Effects of Sex-role Orientation --- p.31 / Chapter 2.4 --- "Single-sex vs. Co-educational schooling, Self-concept, and Sex-role Orientation" --- p.34 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Self-concept and Single-sex vs. Co-educational School- ing --- p.35 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Sex-role Orientation and Single-sex vs. Coeducational Schooling --- p.37 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- Self-concept and Sex-role Orientation --- p.39 / Chapter 2.4.4 --- "Sex-role Orientation, Self-concept, Single-sex vs Co-educational Schooling" --- p.40 / Chapter 2.5 --- Summary --- p.43 / Chapter CHAPTER THREE --- METHODOLOGY / Chapter 3.1 --- Definitions --- p.46 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- School Type --- p.46 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Self-concept --- p.46 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Sex-role Orientation --- p.48 / Chapter 3.1.4 --- Academic Achievement --- p.48 / Chapter 3.1.5 --- Family Socio-Economic Status --- p.49 / Chapter 3.1.6 --- Social Exchange with Opposite Sex Peers --- p.49 / Chapter 3.2 --- Research Hypotheses --- p.50 / Chapter 3.3 --- Instruments --- p.53 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Pilot Study --- p.55 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Main Study --- p.57 / Chapter 3.4 --- Subjects --- p.58 / Chapter 3.5 --- Procedures --- p.61 / Chapter 3.6 --- Limitations --- p.61 / Chapter 3.7 --- Data Analysis --- p.62 / Chapter 3.7.1 --- School Type and Sex-role Type effects on Self-concepts --- p.62 / Chapter 3.7.2. --- School Type effect on Sex-role Type Distribution --- p.63 / Chapter 3.7.3 --- School Type effect on Social Contact with Opposite Sex Peers --- p.63 / Chapter CHAPTER FOUR --- RESULTS / Chapter 4.1 --- School Type and Sex-role Type effects on Self-concepts --- p.65 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- General self-concept --- p.66 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Mathematics self-concept --- p.70 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Verbal self-concepts --- p.74 / Verbal-Chinese self-concept --- p.74 / Verbal-English self-concept --- p.78 / Summary on Verbal self-concepts --- p.82 / Chapter 4.1.4 --- Social self-concepts --- p.83 / Relations with Opposite Sex Peers --- p.83 / Relations with Same Sex Peers --- p.87 / Relations with Parents --- p.90 / Summary on Social self-concepts --- p.94 / Chapter 4.1.5 --- Physical self-concepts --- p.96 / Physical Abilities self-concept --- p.96 / Physical Appearance self-concept --- p.100 / Summary on Physical self-concepts --- p.104 / Chapter 4.1.6 --- Summary --- p.105 / Chapter 4.2 --- School Type and Sex-role Type Distribution --- p.107 / Chapter 4.3 --- School Type and Contact with Opposite Sex Peers --- p.111 / Contact with Opposite Sex Peers in Activities Unrelated to School --- p.112 / Leisure --- p.114 / Intensity of Social Contact --- p.115 / Closeness with Opposite Sex Peers --- p.116 / Summary --- p.118 / Chapter 4.4 --- Summary of Results --- p.119 / Chapter CHAPTER FIVE --- DISCUSSION / Chapter 5.1 --- Singléؤsex Schooling vs Co-education: Different domains of self-concept --- p.121 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- General self-concept --- p.122 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Mathematics self-concept --- p.123 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- Verbal self-concepts --- p.126 / Chapter 5.1.4 --- Social self-concepts --- p.127 / Chapter 5.1.5 --- Physical self-concepts --- p.130 / Chapter 5.1.6 --- Summary --- p.133 / Chapter 5.2 --- Single-sex Schooling vs Co-education: Sex-role Orientation --- p.135 / Chapter 5.3 --- Single-sex Schooling vs Co-education: Social Contact with Opposite Sex Peers --- p.136 / Chapter 5.4 --- Self-concepts: its relation to Sex-role Type --- p.139 / Chapter 5.5 --- "School Type, Sex-role Type and Self-concept" --- p.140 / Chapter 5.6 --- Summary --- p.142 / Chapter CHAPTER SIX --- CONCLUSION / Chapter 6.1 --- Summary of Findings --- p.145 / Chapter 6.2 --- Implications of Findings --- p.148 / Chapter 6.2.1 --- School Type --- p.148 / Chapter 6.2.2 --- Sex-role Type --- p.150 / Chapter 6.3 --- Directions for Future Research --- p.151 / REFERENCES --- p.153 / APPENDICES --- p.166 / Chapter A --- Bem Sex Role Inventory --- p.166 / Chapter B --- Self Description Questionnaire --- p.168 / Chapter C --- Pilot Questionnaire --- p.173 / Chapter D --- Final Questionnaire --- p.182

Debate on single-sex vs. coeducational schooling has increased over the last years. The purpose of the following study is to produce empirical evidence on this debate by comparing the frequency of disruptive behaviors in students thatattend single-sex and coeducational schools, in order to find statistical correlation.The frequency of disruptive behaviors in students coming from 5 single-sex schools was compared to that coming from 5 coeducational ones. Data came from 844 students aged 14, attending public schools in Callao, Peru. Students from single-sex schools showed less frequent disruptive behavior in each of the three measured categories—disruptive behaviors, behaviors that show lack of responsibility and anti-social behavior. A weak correlation was found between each of the three categories and the main variable. The study controlled for extraneous variables. / El debate sobre el mejor modo de agrupar a los estudiantes (coeducación o educación diferenciada) ha cobrado vigencia en el panorama educativo mundial. El presente estudio procuró aportar evidencia empírica al debate mediante la comparación de la frecuencia de conductas disruptivas de estudiantes de ambos modos de agrupamiento para encontrar una eventual correlación. Se compararon las frecuencias de conductas disruptivas de ochocientos cuarenta y cuatro estudiantes de segundo de secundaria de escuelas públicas del Callao (cinco mixtas; cinco diferenciadas). Los estudiantes de escuelas diferenciadas presentaron una frecuencia menor en las tres categorías analizadas (conductas que interrumpen el estudio, de falta de responsabilidad y perturbadoras de las relaciones sociales en clase). Asimismo, se encontró una correlación débil entre cada una de las categorías y la variable «agrupamiento escolar por sexo». Se controlaron variables intervinientes.

The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether or not the single-sex environment has an effect on the gender role perceptions and life paths of young women. Students were selected from two urban high schools, one all-girls and one coeducational. The schools themselves are located a short distance from each other to ensure consistency in regards to socioeconomic status. This study used a mixed methods analysis. Female students in their senior year of high school were surveyed using a gender role perception inventory (Prasad & Baron, 2009). Ten students from the original sample, five from each site, were then selected for in-depth, face-to-face interviews. Results indicate that there is little difference in gender role perception and life path between the two samples. The only exception is in the area of gender role reversal, which favors the single-sex school. As such, students from the single-sex school are more likely to indicate comfort with the inversion of conventional gender roles. In terms of life path, no significant difference between the two groups was found in terms of traditional, non-traditional, and gender-neutral career plans. Interviews with students from both sites reveal two major differences thematically. Students in the single-sex school reported that the decision to attend an all-girls school was mostly made by their parents, while students in the coeducational school reported making the decision themselves. The second difference between the two environments is that students in the single-sex school reported that they and their peers in the school feel quite comfortable acting “themselves” because of the lack of males in the environment. The students in the coeducational school corroborated that sentiment by expressing the tendency of their female peers to act differently in the presence of male peers. The results of this study do not conclusively prove that the single-sex environment is beneficial for the formation of non-traditional gender role perception and life path, with the exception of the reversal finding. The interviews, however, may indicate that the students in the single-sex environment have an advantage in terms of comfort because of the absence of their opposite sex peers. Indisputably, this study confirms that more research is needed in the area of single-sex education for females. / Educational Leadership

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the educational aspirations and future expectations of working class youth in an all-female Catholic high school. The ethnographic methods of primarily interviews and participant observation were used to discover the plans and the decision processes of approximately 21% of the senior class. Sixty girls were interviewed four weeks before graduation, as well as 20 teachers and administrators. Almost 100% of the sample (59) planned to attend college the following fall. While most institutions were competitive, only one planned to attend a most competitive, most selective institution, although several met the admissions requirements to do so. One-fourth of the sample planned to attend community colleges. The institution helped to facilitate the process of college entrance. However, many of the girls' decisions were determined before high school, and most were influenced by family members, most of whom had never attended a finished college. It was observed and reported by the girls that the all-female environment enhanced their educational experiences.