Gender And Educational Attainment: external Flashcards
How have equal opportunity policies impacted the education system?
Feminist ideas had major impact on the education system. Policy makers are becoming more aware of gender issues and teachers are more sensitive to the need to avoid stereotypes. The belief that boys and girls should have the same opportunities as mainstream Jo Boaler sees the impact of equal opportunity policies as a key reason for the changes and girls achievement. Many of the barriers have been removed and schooling has become more meritocratic so that girls who generally work harder than boys achieve more. The introduction of the national curriculum had a significant impact as an allowed girls to learn the same subject as boys.
What do GIST and WISE stand for?
GIST girls into science and technology and was a project in the early IT to try and address gender differences and subject choice
WISE a campaign for gender balance in science and technology and engineering from the classroom to the boardroom works with businesses such as Skye and science educational institution such as the Royal Academy of engineering.
Positive role models in schools
Since the IT is there has been an increase in proportion of female teachers and heads and these women might act as role models for girls. There are less gendered stereotypes images of women in textbooks and learning materials reading schemes have also been updated so they are much less likely to gender stereotype women as housewives and mothers. Francis found that boys were disciplined more harshly in the classroom felt picked on by teachers and teachers have low expectations of them. Girls increasingly have role models while boys my file to identify with the female teachers teaching and learning of female teachers may not be suitable to male students.
What did Lobban do?
Analysed 179 stories used by schools as part of their reading schemes girls and women were portrayed in traditional domestic roles
What did wiener argue?
Argues in the past girls were often portrayed in textbooks as why some mothers and science textbooks only featured male scientists recent developments have led to great diversity and equality in the content and imagery used
GCSE and coursework in attainment
Research shows that gender gap was fairly consistent between the 1970s and the 1980s but significantly widened with the introduction of GCSE is in 1989. at the time coursework was introduced and some socialists argue that this benefited girls who spent more time on their work and take more care over it. They are also more likely to meet deadlines and bring the equipment to lessons. This could be explained through gender role socialisation.
Monetisation policies and attainment
Monetisation policies have created a more competitive requirement in which schools see girls as desirable recruits because they achieve better exam results schools have an interest in admitting more girls due to their work ethic as doing so can help maintain their reputation and funding levels if girls are more likely to be recruited by good schools, they are more likely to do well self fulfilling prophecy. In contrast argues that boys are less attractive to schools because they are more likely to suffer from behavioural difficulties and are four times more likely to be excluded boys are seen as liability students giving the school a bad image.
