GENDER/ACHIEVEMNT

Question 1

mcrobbie

Answer 1

feminism raised expectations, 1970-magazine ‘left on shelf’ now independent women images

Question 2

changes in family

Answer 2

adult role model, effect girls attitude towards ed - good jobs/qualifications, inc divorce rates not rely on themselves

Question 3

sue sharp + oconner
changing ambitions

Answer 3

result of changing family/employment.
1974:love marriage,childre,husbands
1990:carreras,support self
2006:oconer interview 14-19 family top pritiority

Question 4

equal opportunities policy:influenced by feminism

Answer 4

aware of gender issues, more sentive to avoid stereotype
GIST WISE

Question 5

boaler
EOP

Answer 5

kew reason for change in girls achievement, barriers have been removed in schooling (more metrocratic), so girls work harder than boys-achieve more.

Question 6

posttive role models

Answer 6

inc in women teacher/heads/senior position = role model can achieve/ to be come teacher

Question 7

Gorard
coursework

Answer 7

gender gap in achievement constant 1975-89 inc when introduced coursework

Question 8

mitsos/browne
coursework

Answer 8

girls more sucessful in coursework:better organised.
oral exams benefit girls as better developed lang skills (bernstine speech codes)

Question 9

Jane/French
teacher attention

Answer 9

boys need more attention, attract more concern

Question 10

francis
teacher attention

Answer 10

boys punished more harshly/pciked on

Question 11

Swann
teacher attention

Answer 11

boys dominate class discussion, girls prefer paired work (better at turn talking)

Question 12

challalenged stereotypes

Answer 12

removed in books,
70/80s expressive

Question 13

Weiner

Answer 13

80’s sexist book images removed= raise girls aspirations of more positive imagery of what can achieve

Question 14

marketisation

Answer 14

more competitive nature to schools were girls seen as more desirable students

Question 15

Jackson
introduction of elt

Answer 15

high achieving girls attractive to schools due to better equipped to achieve good results

Question 16

slee
boys less attractive to schools

Answer 16

more likely to behave badly
‘liability students’ barrier to school improve ELT

Question 17

Epstein laddish sub cultures

Answer 17

contribute to boys underachievement
-wc boys harassed ‘siisiers’ subject to homophobic verbal abuse if appear to be swots
extension work= inferior as wc cult=tough manual work
reject school work ‘gay’

Question 18

liberal feminist

Answer 18

celebrate progress made
further will be made by continue development of EOP
encouraging positive rolemodels, overcome sexist streotypes

Question 19

radicle feminist

Answer 19

system particle, sexual harassment, education limited subject choices, men more likely managerial positions