Sister school explained

A sister school is usually a pair of schools, usually single-sex school, one with female students and the other with male students.^[1] This relationship is seen to benefit both schools.^[2] For instance, when Harvard University was a male-only school, Radcliffe University was its sister school.^[3] The sister school concept as a single-sex school began to change as several institutions adopted coeducational environments starting in the 1970s due to the increasing awareness or consciousness about sex bias and discrimination.^[4]

Background

The term sister school (or brother school) has several alternate meanings:

• a definite financial commerce between two colleges or universities
• two schools that have a strong historical connection
• two schools which have social activities involving students from both schools
• two schools under the same management
• two schools built using the same floor plan/layout
• two schools in different nations that have established a collaborative international partnership.

External links

• Dictionary definition
• A collaborative international partnership

Notes and References

1. Book: Gender Consciousness and Privilege. Brody. Celeste. Fuller. Kasi Allen. Gosetti. Penny Poplin. Moscato. Susan Randles. Nagel. Nancy Gail. Pace. Glennellen. Schmuck. Patricia. 2005-08-12. Routledge. 9781135699031. en.
2. Web site: UNESCO Center for Peace » Sister Schools/Universities. www.unescocenterforpeace.org. 12 April 2018.
3. Book: O'Connor, Karen. Gender and Women's Leadership: A Reference Handbook. 2010-08-18. SAGE. 9781412960830. en.
4. Book: Gender in Policy and Practice: Perspectives on Single Sex and Coeducational Schooling. Datnow. Amanda. Hubbard. Lea. Routledge. 2013. 9781136703775. London. 197.