Gender DEA Flashcards
What are the out of school factors that girls outperform boys?
Impact of feminism, changes in the family, changes in women’s employment and changing ambitions
Wilkinson
gender quake
Mitsos and Browne
girls relate to one another by talking while boys often relate to their peers by doing
talking or communication is a key skill needed at school
Harris et al
gender regimes
girls exposed to the image of women being the organizers and responsible for the home displayed similar characteristics e.g. being highly organised with school work
Sharpe
priorities had changed from love and families to jobs and careers
Beck and Beck Gernsheim
trend towards individualism
What are the in school factors that girls outperform boys?
equal opportunity policies, positive role models, GCSEs and coursework, teacher interactions and challenging stereotypes in the curriculum
Examples of Policies
GIST- girls in science and technology
WISE- women into science and engineering
Introduction of the national curriculum which avoids gender based subject channelling
Weiner
teacher have challenged negative stereotypes
Abraham
teachers perceive boys as being more badly behaved than girls in the classroom, and as such expect bad behaviour
What are the out of school factors that boys underperform?
Boys poorer literacy skills, decline in traditional male jobs and unrealistic expectations
What are the in school factors that boys underperform?
feminisation of education, teacher interactions and laddish subcultures
Mitsos and Browne (in relation to boys)
Women are more likely to read than men and mothers are more likely than fathers to read to their children
Boys are less positively influenced than girls due to the feminisation of teaching
Mac an Ghaili
WC boys are experiencing a ‘crisis of masculinity’ due to rising unemployment and the loss of the breadwinner role
Francis
boys are more likely to have career aspirations that are not only unrealistic, but often require few formal qualifications
Sewell
- Coursework is a major cause of gender differences in achievement
- Education has become feminised and schools don’t nuture to masculine traits e.g competitiveness
Mitsos and Browne- Teacher interactions
Teachers don’t push boys to their full potential as they are less strict with them
Boys were more disruptive
Boys overestimate their achievement
