Gender specific schooling: A comparative analysis

Pages: 357-361
Ratnesh Chopra (Department of Psychology, Allahabad University, Allahabad)
Soumya Sharma (DRDO, Timarpur, Delhi)

The current study is a comparative analysis across three types of schooling- all girls’, all boys’ and co-educational, with 8 participants in each group. The data was collected using open ended interview, analysed through content and thematic analysis. The study examines the differences in the attitude towards the opposite gender, general confidence level and overall preference for the type of schooling.