feminist perspective on education Flashcards

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trends in gender and education

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-overall girls do better than boys at every stage in the education system
-higher proportion of girls remain in sixth form +further education-university
-gap between girls and boys is closing

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what do feminists see the education system as transmitting?

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-patriarchal values

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Heaton and lawson

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argue hidden curriculum taught patriarchal values in schools

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how does the hidden curriculum teach patriarchal values?

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-traditional family structures in textbook
-gender stereotypes
-subjects aimed toward specific genders
-gender divisions in pe and sport
-gender division in labor in schools(predominantly female teachers and male managers)

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despite their higher academic achievement feminists argue

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the attention underperforming boys receive eclipses many problems remaining for girls

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what do feminists believe?

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education remains patriarchal

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problems remaining for girls

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1.wc girls still underachieve, tend to have lower aspirations
2.huge differences in subject choice-girls tend to choose arts and humanities, boys tend to choose stem subjects
3. women still treated unequally in the workplace - glass ceiling
4. girls may experience sexual harrasment

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reasons for achievement of girls

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  1. feminism
  2. primary socialisation
  3. national curriculum
  4. teachers labelling
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feminism

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-more opportunities for girls to succeed
-women no longer solely aspire to fulfil traditional female role of housewife=aspire to professional careers which require qualifications, more motivated to succeed, work harder in school
-equal pay act=more opportunities

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Sharpe

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-carried out research into girls’ aspirations in 1970 and found girls’ priorities were ‘love,marriage,husbands,children,jobs and careers’ in that order
-by 1990s these had changed - jobs,careers,being able to support themselves

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liberal feminism

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-point out these remaining issues of patriarchy in education but acknowledge significant strides towards equality in the education system
- biggest change since 1980s girls now outperform boys=if the system is a patriarchal one,designed to favour boys, it is singularly failing

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Michelle Stansworth (1983)

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noticed that there was still higher expectations of boys and teachers more likely to recommend boys apply for higher education than girls at the same academic level

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radical feminism

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-argue education system still fundamentally patriarchal continues to marginalize + oppress women
-reinforcing patriarchal ideology through formal and informal curriculum
-education still not accessible for every girl in the world= currently still major global issue

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primary socialisation

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-girl socialised to be quiet, passive and calm
-encouraged to take part in quiet activities e.g reading= bedroom culture
- means when they start school= behave in a way that is accepted and praised in primary school= positive labelling
-boys socialised to be assertive, aggressive and loud= negative labelling

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national curriculum

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means girls and boys can take the same subjects = before restricted

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labeling

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teachers more likely to positively label girls than boys

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difference/black feminism

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-point out how not all girls have same experiences in education + minority-ethnic girls often victims of specific stereotyping + assumptions