Gender Internal Flashcards
Equal Opportunities policies
-Gist and Wise Encourages girls to pursue careers in these non traditional areas
-National curriculum introduction in 1988 made boys and girls study the same subjects.
-Boaler 1998 Equal opportunities policies is a key reason for the changes on girls achievement Schooling has become more meritocratic
Positive role models
From 1992 and 2012 there was an increase of headteachers increased from 50 - 71 in nursery and primary schools and from 22-37 For secondary school .And teachers 81 -86 for primary / nursery and 49-61 for secondary schools.
GCSE and Course Work
Mitosis and Browne 1998
Girls are more successful in Coursework
Girls
-Spend more time on their work
Take more care in the way its presented
-Better at meeting deadlines
-Bring right materials and equipment to lessons
Gorad 2005
The gender gap increased in 1989 when GCSEs were introduced.
A03 coursework has had some influence however its unlikely to be only influence as Exams are seen as more important.
Teacher Attention
French and French 1993
Teachers interact with boys and girls differently
Swann 1998
Gender differences in communication styles
-Boys dominate whole class discussions
-Girls prefer pair work and group work and are better at listening and cooperating.
Challenging stereotypes in the curriculum
-A removal of gender stereotypes from textbooks and reading schemes have removed the barrier to girls to achievement.
-Research from 1970s and the 80s found out that reading schemes portrayed women as housewives and mothers
Weiner 1995
Since the 1980s teachers have challenged stereotypes.
selection and league tables
Marketisation policies: Girls are seen as more desirable because they achieve better exam results
Slee1998 - Boys are less attractive because of their behaviour. Boys are 4x more likely to be excluded
Jackson 1998
Exam league tables have improved opportunities for girls:
High achieving girls are more attractive to schools and Low achieving boys are not.
Evaluation Feminism
