All Feminist Education Studies Flashcards
Which Feminists argued having male staff in higher positions than women?
Heaton and Lawson
Which norms and values do Heaton and Lawson argue are enforced in education?
Partiarchal norms and values
How do Heaton and Lawson say patriarchal norms and values are enforced by?
Enforced by the hidden curriculum
What did Sharpe find with schoolgirls’ aspirations in the 1970s?
They wanted to raise a family
What did Sharpe find with schoolgirls’ aspirations in the 1990s?
They wanted to have a career
Which Feminist said there had been a genderquake?
Wilkinson
Where did Wilkinson say there had been a genderquake in attitudes?
Genderquake in attitudes to female roles in society
Name one genderquake attitude, according to Wilson?
Society will more widely accept girls using school to have a career in the future
Which Feminist talked about sexual harassment of girls in schools?
Banyard
What did Banyard say about how schools treated sexual harassment in schools?
They did not treat it seriously
What did Banyard say classrooms were for boys?
Training grounds
What are the training grounds for, according to Banyard?
Training them to be real men
Name one of the values of being a “real man” according to Banyard
Sexually harassing girls
What did Stanworth find?
The hidden curriculum tells girls that they are less intelligent than boys
What was the impact for girls in Stanworth’s study?
They would be less likely to pursue careers
What did Basit find?
Teachers paid less attention to Muslim girls
According to Basit, why did teachers pay less attention to Muslim girls?
They assumed they would have different aspirations
What would teachers not do for the benefit of Muslim girls in Basit’s study?
Encourage them to do well in school
What did Wright find?
Asian girls received less attention from teachers
In Wright’s study, how did teachers respond to Asian girls’ traditions?
They were met with hostility from teachers
Which Feminist created the idea of ‘crisis of masculinity’?
Mac an Ghaill
Name 1 thing that has caused the crisis of masculinity
Changes in the labour market
According to Mac an Ghaill, what has changed for women resulting in a crisis of masculinity in terms of jobs?
They are more likely to have jobs
Which financial role might some women now have due to labour market changes?
Breadwinner role
What has been the impact on attainment for boys due to the crisis of masculinity?
They have been less likely to try hard in school
Why have boys been less likely to try hard in school due to the crisis of masculinity?
They do not know what their role will be in the future
Which Feminist talked about gendered subject choice?
Norman
According to Norman, what are gender domains?
The tasks in society that girls see as theirs or that boys see as theirs
How will boys and girls perform when doing a task in their gender domain?
They will complete it more efficiently
According to Norman, would girls or boys do better in a maths question about family finances? Why?
Girls, because it is more in their gender domain
Which Feminist wanted to find out why girls and boys chose specific subjects?
Murphy
In Murphy’s study, what did boys design when told to draw a ship?
They designed a warship
In Murphy’s study, what did girls design when told to draw a ship?
A cruise ship
What did Murphy conclude as to why girls would pick humanities subjects more often than boys?
They cared more about how things felt
What did Murphy conclude as to why boys would pick science or engineering more often than girls?
They cared more about how things worked
