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coeducation

coeducation

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A system of teaching boys and girls together in the same school or class
  • noun
  • /ˌkoʊˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃən/
translation icon : coeducación
  • Although there has been a long-standing debate about whether a single-sex or mixed-sex environment is better for students in many Western countries, coeducation is one of the taken-for-granted issues in the modern Turkish education system.
  • coeducation classes
  • coeducation education

And I think that's represented by the fact that today's talk is called Still Struggling toward Coeducation.

Examples

  • Oberlin College, in 1833, pioneered collegiate coeducation and was the first to admit racial minorities (Solomon, 1985).

    Academic text (1995)
  • Do you think these institutions would have evolved differently had women led the efforts to address issues related to coeducation?

    Academic text (2016)
  • And how well did coeducation work in its early years?

  • A: The first decade of coeducation was very challenging.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Both class observations and individual interactions demonstrate that coeducation is failing to deliver equality of opportunity in PE.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Eighteen female teachers and intact classes were selected; 9 teachers from coeducation and 9 teachers from single-sex physical education classes.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The coeducation teachers provided an average of 17.11 motivational feedback episodes during the same time period.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Throughout the 1980s, liberal feminists in particular made a significant contribution to the debate on gender equality and coeducation.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Although there has been a longstanding debate about whether a single-sex or mixed-sex environment is better for each gender in many Western countries, coeducation is one of the taken-for-granted issues in the modern Turkish education system as part of a national modernization project.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Many schools have adopted coeducation to promote equality between male and female students.

How Coeducational

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Surface Forms

coeducation singular
coeducations plural

Morphology

coeducation = education (transparent) = co + education + co

The productive prefix 'co-' meaning 'together' attaches to the clearly understood noun 'education' to indicate joint education of sexes.

Etymology

Coeducation is made of co- meaning 'together' and education, which means 'to teach or bring up'. So coeducation is teaching boys and girls 'together' in the same school or class.