Gender - internal

Question 1

What does Jackson say in relation to league tables and girls desirability?

Answer 1

Girls have become more desirable for schools due to league tables as girls are more likely to achieve higher grades. This leads to a self fulfilling prophecy were girls’ master status becomes educational achievement.

Question 2

What does Mitsos say in relation to coursework and girls achievement?

Answer 2

Girls exceeded in coursework as girls were more organised than boys which puts them at an advantage.

Question 3

What does Boaler say in relation to national curriculum and equal opportunities?

Answer 3

Equal opportunity polices has led to less barriers for girls e.g national curriculum has meant girls and boys have to learn the same things.

Question 4

What does Weiner say in relation to changing stereotypes?

Answer 4

Since the 1980s there has been an increase in teachers and textbooks challenging traditional stereotypes. This allows girls to achieve as they have more positives images on what they can achieve.

Question 5

What do liberal feminists say?

Answer 5

Celebrates the fact that progress has been made in terms of girls’ education, but see the need for continued equal opportunties policies and more positive role models

Question 6

What do radical feminists say?

Answer 6

Recognise that girls are achieving more but school as an institution is still patriarchal in nature.