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gender - internal factors
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- 1Equal opportunities policiesGIST and WISE
1988 National Curriculum - boys/girls study the same subjects.
Boaler - this is the key reason for increased achievement - many barriers were removed. - 2Positive role models in schoolFemale teachers/heads shows girls that the can achieve positions of importance.
- 3GCSE and courseworkGorard - cw narrowed gender gap in achievement.
Mitsos + Browne (support): take care with presentation, better at meeting deadlines, better equipped.
Elwood - cw not the only cause of gender gap - exams have bigger influence. - 4Teacher attentionFrench - boys received more attention due to more reprimands.
Francis - more attention but harsher discipline/ low expectations.
Swan - boys dominated class discussions, girls preferred pair/group work
teacher responded more positively to girls' cooperation. - 5Changing stereotypes in the curriculum.Removal of gender stereotypes removed barriers to girls' achievement.
Weiner - teachers have challenged sexist stereotypes. - 6Selection and league tablesJackson - high achieving girls are attractive to schools - low achieving boys are not. This creates a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Slee - boys are less attractive to schools - they are more likely to have behavioural difficulties - seen as 'liability students'. - 7Two views of girls' achievementLiberal feminists - celebrate progress, believe further progress is made through change in attitudes and new policies.
Radical feminists - emphasise the system remain patriarchal.
- sexual harassment continues
- education limits girls' subject choice
- women are under-represented
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- AS - Level Sociology (Education (gender)) Flashcards on gender - internal factors, created by Gertruda Dambrauskaite on 29/03/2017.
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