internal factors

Question 1

What are the internal factors ? (6)

Answer 1

1. equal opportunity policies
2. positive role models
3. style of asesment
4. teacher attention
5. challemging stereotypes in curriculum
6. selection and league tables

Question 2

Equal opportunity policies

Answer 2

Feminism has made a belief that girls and boys deserve equal opportunities

• GIST / STEAM
• 1988 national curriculum
• efforts to raise teachers awareness

Question 3

equal opportunity policy

what does BOALER argue?

Answer 3

Sees equal opportunity policies as a main factor in girls - As many barriers have been removed and school is meritocratic so girls work harder to achieve as they are able to

Question 4

Positive rolemodels in schools

Answer 4

• more women as head teachers and positions of power
• Acts as role models

Girls get acamdeic qualifications as want to succeed like the rolemodels

Question 5

GCSE AND COURSEWORK from 1988 = what to MITOS AND BROWNE ARGUE

Answer 5

Coursework favours girls
* spend more time
* more organised
* take more care and able to meet deadlines

Argue girls have benefited largely from this introduction of coursework

Question 6

Evaluation of GCSE and corusework

Answer 6

• short term impact as not as much coursework now
• ELWOOD - argues has little influence as exams have a greater impact

Question 7

Teacher attention

Francis

Answer 7

FRANCIS - found boys treated mroe harshyly and teachers have lower expectations for them

Question 8

Teachers attention

Swann

Answer 8

Girls prefered paried work and comunicated and listened - teachers view positively

Boys interrupt when in a group and are disruptive - teachers lower expectations leading to SFP

Question 9

Challenging stereotypes

Answer 9

Removal in textbooks of stereotypes allows for women to work harder
WEINE - girls have better representation and positive image raising ambitions and self esteem

Question 10

Selection and league tables how do this favour girls?

Answer 10

Marketisation policies created a competive atmosphere where girls are more desireable recruits

Question 11

Selection and league tables

JACKSON

Answer 11

JACKSON - introduction of league tables created more opportunities for girls achieving more - so more recruitable than boys

Girls work harder = SFP

Question 12

Liberal feminist view

Answer 12

Celebrate the sucess so dar in achievement and believe further progress will occur

Belive educations is meritocratic

Question 13

Radical feminist view

Answer 13

Emphasise the sytem remains patriarchal s girls are still beign harasssed / subject choices