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Gender difference in education
- external factors and girls achievement
- 1. the influence of
feminism- laws and
changes
- 2. changing perception- FRANCIS, found that
girls now have higher career aspirations therefore
need educational qualifications.
- changes int he family, increase divorce
rate- more opportunities and motivation to
do well.
- 1. the influence of
feminism- laws and
changes
- internal factors and girls achievement
- equal opportunity policy-
boys and girls can now have
the same subject choice in
the national curriculum (1988)
- role models- more female
teachers which act as a role
mode for females
- coursework MITISOS
AND BROWNIE, girls do
better than boys in
coursework as they are
more organised.
- teacher attention- boys
need more attention
therefore they are
disciplined more
harshly.
- equal opportunity policy-
boys and girls can now have
the same subject choice in
the national curriculum (1988)
- boys underachievement
- 1. literacy- parents spend less time
reading to boys as this is seen as a
female activity. boys lea sure activities
do not promote literacy .
- 2. feminisation of schooling. SEWELL argues that boys fall
behind because schools have become feminised. 1 in 6 primary
school teachers are male
- 3. lack of a male role model, increase of lone parent families
means that boys do not see the importance elf qualifications.
- 1. literacy- parents spend less time
reading to boys as this is seen as a
female activity. boys lea sure activities
do not promote literacy .
- gender and
subject choice
- in the national curriculum many subjects are
compulsory, however when there is choice the
genders choice very differently.
- in vocational courses.
gender segregation is at its
highest. 1% of pupils of
construction courses are
female.
- in the national curriculum many subjects are
compulsory, however when there is choice the
genders choice very differently.
- explaining gender difference in subject choice.
- early socialisation- BYRNE found that teachers socilaise boys
to be tough and girls to be clean
- peer pressure- difference
in masculine and feminine
choices
- gendered careers
- early socialisation- BYRNE found that teachers socilaise boys
to be tough and girls to be clean
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