Gender

Question 1

Edwards + David

Answer 1

girls are more experienced at talking and listening. Boys are encouraged to be attention seeking

Question 2

Burns + Bracey

Answer 2

secondary school girls generally work harder and are more motivated. boys are overconfident and are often surprised when they fail

Question 3

Jackson (socialisation)

Answer 3

found some boys rejected school work but secretly worked at home. Some boys continue to prosper and do well in education

Question 4

Mitsos + Browne

Answer 4

the women’s movement has provided incentives and a new direction for young women in education

Question 5

Sue Sharpe

Answer 5

priorities of women have changed

Question 6

AO3 (changing attitudes)

Answer 6

Schools still reinforce gender specific pathways, found science teachers consistently assign lower marks when they believe it was completed by a female

Question 7

Fuller

Answer 7

girls seen as the ‘ideal pupil’

Question 8

Francis

Answer 8

Teachers had lower expectations of boys and disciplined them more harshly

Question 9

Mirza

Answer 9

The negative labelling did not undermine the self-esteem of the students she researched

Question 10

Jackson (anti-school subcultures)

Answer 10

boys developed anti-school subcultures as academic work was defined as feminine and uncool

Question 11

Willis

Answer 11

The lads developed an anti-school subculture, when in lessons they did little work and their priority was having a ‘laff’