coeducation

American  

[koh-ej-oo-key-shuhn] / ˌkoʊ ɛdʒ ʊˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the joint education of the sexes at the same institution and in the same classes.

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coeducation British  

/ ˌkəʊɛdjʊˈkeɪʃən /

noun

1. instruction in schools, colleges, etc, attended by both sexes

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Other Word Forms

• coeducational adjective
• coeducationally adverb

Etymology

Origin of coeducation

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; co- + education

Example Sentences

“I believe in coeducation and I don’t see a logical reason for separation,” said Shah Kpalwakh, 35, a journalism professor who studied at the university after Taliban rule.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2021

Laurie Saxton, a 1978 graduate who is now director of news and public relations at Sewanee, said even though the admission of women was controversial, her research shows the “clamor for coeducation was resounding.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 13, 2019

From the earliest days of college coeducation, women on campus have been subjected to scrutiny.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2018

“When we studied coeducation from every imaginable angle, we parsed out its costs and its consequences,” Dr. Bowen told the Daily Princetonian in 2011.

From Washington Post • Oct. 22, 2016

In this connexion, the matter assumes a different aspect, according as coeducation is undertaken from the outset, or only after the children are already half-grown.

From The Sexual Life of the Child by Paul, Eden