Should secondary physical education be coeducational or single-sex?(Viewpoint) From: JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation &Dance | Date: February 1, 2008| Author: Hannon, James C.; Williams, Skip M. | COPYRIGHT 2008 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Physical education in public and private schools in the United States remained primarily separated by sex until the passage of Title IX in 1972. Under provisions of Title IX, schools were required to provide both boys and girls with the same opportunities to participate in all physical education activities. The only times considered appropriate for boys and girls to be separated was for class competition during contact sports such as wrestling, football, and hockey. As school distri...

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