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Education - TOPIC 4 - GENDER

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  • What policies have been introduced to improve boys achievement
    National literacy strategy/reading champions
  • Who did Fuller research who he identified as untypical
    group of year 11 black girls as they were high achievers
  • Mitsos and Browne argued decline in traditional mens jobs have led to what?
    Identity crisis for men
  • One reason for why boys have poorer language and literacy skills
    mothers spend less time reading to sons, reading as feminine activity, boys leisure pursuits don't develop language
  • What are the three types of identities Archer identified - (girls)
    hyper heterosexualised identity, being loud, having a boyfriend
  • One negative method of teachers impacting boys achievement
    Francis - boys disciplined more harshly
  • Sewell identified 4 responses of boys to school - name one
    the rebels, conformists, retreastists, innovators
  • What did Sharpe find in her research?
    saw a shift in how girls see their future between 1970s and 1990s
  • Evans argued w/c girls want to fo to university because ....
    to increase their earning power and help their families.
  • One equal opportunity policy positivley impacting girls?
    WISE/GIST
  • What positive role models might girls have in schools??
    female teachers particularly those in high positions of power
  • One internal factor impacting boys educational achievment - EXPLAIN
    laddish subcultures/feminisation of education/lack of male primary school teachers
  • Explain one impact of globalisation and loss of traditional mens jobs
    lack of self esteem
  • What did Reay find about working class girls?
    they have limited aspirations due to the limited opportunities presented to them
  • McRobbie researched what to investigate changing attitudes of women
    Magazines
  • Liberal feminist views on gender and educational achievment
    Equal opportunity policies have helped girls
  • What internal factor does Weiner argue has positivley impacted girls achievements?
    challenging stereotypes and removal of sexist images from textbooks
  • Define glass ceiling
    invisible barrier which keeps women out of managerial jobs
  • One legislation which decreased inequalities between genders
    Equal pay act
  • Slee argued boys are how many times more likely to be excluded?
    4x
  • What did Elwood argue about coursework?
    t cannot be the only influence on the gender gap because exams have more influence on the final grade
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