Education - (Boys) Gender Differences in Achievement - Internal Factors

Question 1

Feminisation of Schooling

Answer 1

Boys fall behind because education has been ‘feminised’, meaning schools no longer nurture masculine traits.

The introduction of coursework has disadvantages boys.

Lack of male primary school teachers - only 1 in 6 primary school teachers are male.

Question 2

Laddish Subcultures

Answer 2

There is peer-pressure on boys to demonstrate their masculinity by being ‘anti-school’.