A questionnaire covering student attitudes, beliefs and behaviors in the areas of scholarship, prestige, and popularity, peer influences on behavior, and personal goals was administered to 1,225 New Zealand secondary school students in two single-sex schools and one coeducational school. Schools were similar in curricula, student regimentation, and attitudes and values of teachers, administrators, and students' parents. Significant differences were found between students in the single-sex schools and students of the same sex in the coeducational school in all of the above areas. Results suggest coeducation may be inimical to both academic achievement and social adjustment.
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