Gender + DA: Internal (girls) Flashcards
What are equal opportunity policies?
Initiatives put in place to benefit girls’ education?
What are examples of equal opportunity polices
- GIST: Girls In Science and Technology
- WISE: Women In Science and Engineering
- The National Curriculum
What is an evaluation of equal opportunity policies?
- Subject choices are still gendered
- McRobbie: feminism has had more of an impact
What are positive role models?
Women that have succeeded in education serving as inspiration
What statistics prove that there are more positive role models?
The percentage of teaches that are women has increased by 12% from 1992 - 2012
What are the evaluations of positive role models?
- Women still end up in “feminine jobs” (e.g safeguarding)
- External factors: changes in the family/women’s employment
What are the ideas around GCSEs and coursework?
Methods of examination are better suited to girls
Which pair of sociologists studied GCSEs and coursework?
Mitsos + Browne: Coursework is better for girls as they have a better work ethic and are more attentive
What are the evaluations of GCSEs and coursework?
Elwood: exams still make up most of your final grade
What are teacher interactions?
Girls being labelled are positively which leads to a self-fulfilling prophecy
What sociologists studied teacher interactions?
- Abraham: boys are labelled as disruptive
- Francis: boys get more attention but usually for discipline
What is the evaluation of teacher interactions
Fuller: self negating prophecies
What is challenging the stereotypes in the curriculum?
Opposing general views of women
Which sociologist studied stereotypes in the curriculum?
Weiner: stereotypes have been removed since the 80s
What is the evaluation of challenging stereotypes in the curriculum?
Radical feminists would argue that school is still patriarchal
