Girls success in education Flashcards
Impact of feminism
has improved position of women in society and has raised women ambitions beyond being a wife and mother
how can you criticise the impact of feminism
not affected all girls, ethnic minorities are more likely to be traditional
Changes in the family
more female headed lone parent families giving girls a role model and motivates them to get a high paying job and be independent which requires educational success.
how can you criticise changes in the family
New right would say that lone parent families are bad for society as they are a burden on the welfare estate,however you can criticise this by saying they have no proof and alot of females are working
increase in women employment
growth of service sector which tends to employ women means women have an incentive to get qualifications as there are employment opportunities
how can you criticise womens employment
The quartenary sector employs mainly men e.g google has 70% men
Girls changing ambitions
sue sharp 1970-1990
how can you criticise girls changing ambitions
not all are affected ethnic minorities are likely to stay traditional
Positive role models at school
increase in female teachers and headteachers women in authority can act as a positive role model for girls
how can you criticise positive role models at school
most senior teachers are men so boys do have role models
Teacher attention and classroom interaction
teachers respond more positively to girls than boys giving them more praise could lead to a self fulfilling prophecy increasing girls self esteem
how can you criticise teacher attention
stanworths research found both female and male teachers pay more attention to boys
selection and league tables
marketisation of education has increased competition,girls are seen as more desirable candidates as their exam results are better so they tend to be offered places at good schools
how can you criticise league tables
only benefits m/c pupils as w/c students get rejected by good schools
What are the external factors for girls success
Impact of feminism
Changes in the family
Increase in women’s employment
Girls changing ambitions
Internal factors for girls success
Equal opportunities policies Positive role models at school The introduction of coursework Teacher attention and interaction Challenging stereotypes in curriculum Selection and large tables
Equal opportunities policies
Now greater awareness of gender equality there are initiatives like GIST(girls into science and tech) which aim to encourage girls to take science related careers
Prior to national curriculum in 1988 girls tended to choose English and art while boys did maths and science the NC makes both genders study same subjects establishing gender equality
GCSE AND COURSEWORK
In 1988 NC introduced coursework,since then brisk have outperformed boys sharply some argue its bc girls are better organised and tend to spend more time and greater care over there work as a result of gender socialisation
Challenging stereotypes in curriculum
Research in 1970s shows textbooks portrayed mean and women in traditional stereotypical roles since then these sexist images have been removed and teacher tend to challenge predjvue this presents girls with a positive image of what girls can do
Criticism for equal opportunities n
Despite GIST girls are still choosing more feminine subjects such as social sciences
criticism for gcse and coursework
Course work has been replaced with controller assessment which can’t be re drafted however girls are still doing better
