Contemporary models of gender segregated education

Abstract

The aim of this paper - to analyze of contemporary gender-segregated education, its role in formation of gender culture. The author considers history of the Soviet separate formation, allocates four models existing in modern Russian educational space: biologicaldeterminist; traditionalist; the model of pedagogical eff iciency and instrumental. On the basis of empirical data it is possible to single out the following functions fulf illed by the gender-segregated educational model in the contemporary Russian society: gender correction; (re)production of the traditional gender order; "protectionist". In this paper advantages and disadvantages of separate training are discussed.