outside factors, why girls do better

Question 1

Education reform act (policies)

Answer 1

coursework, suits girls more as they are more methodological and organised.

Question 2

GIST and WISE (policies)

Answer 2

teacher training has changed to focus on developing girls and encouraging male dominated jobs.

Question 3

The equal pay act 1970 (policies)

Answer 3

led to a generation of women that have higher expectations of equal rights to men in the workplace.

Question 4

Arnot (feminism)

Answer 4

growing number of female teachers and in management positions, positive role models, being clever isn’t unattractive.

Question 5

Sharpe (feminism)

Answer 5

Women are now focusing more on their career and work harder in education to ensure success.

Question 6

Francis and Skelton (feminism)

Answer 6

the majority of students in primary and secondary saw their future identity in terms of their career.

Question 7

Beck (feminism)

Answer 7

Risk society. People have become more individualistic, self-sufficient and reliant. There is a bigger worry about divorce.

Question 8

Burns and Bracey (ATL)

Answer 8

girls put more effort into homework compared to boys, mature earlier and are more motivated.