Feminisation of Education Flashcards
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What is the feminisation of education
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- teaching and learning strategies
- forms of assessment
- increased proportion of female teachers
- education seen as part of feminine domain
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who does feminisation if education affect - Girls
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- more role models
- teaching methods and assessments suited to female skill sets
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who does feminisation if education affect - boys
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- lack of male role models
- boys favour high risk assessments
- education not part of hegemonic masculinity
4
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Evidence to support feminisation benefiting girls
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- Swann and Groddal - girls interactions with female teachers are positive
- Changes to assessments - GCSE and coursework - improved girls achievement due to girls being more conscientious and thorough in their work
- teaching strategies based more on co-operation than competition
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Evidence to support feminisation as detrimental to boys
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- Skelton - recruitment of male teachers a priority to address boys underachievement at primary level
- Sewell - feminisation of education - detrimental to boys as they lack positive role models that are educated
- Boys interactions with teachers are negative - turning away from education
- Boys learn by doing - girls learn more passively
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Evaluations
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- Jackson et al - too much focus on boys underachievement in educational policy
- Men still hold higher positions in wider society
- Changes to assessment criteria - removal of coursework and re-introduction of linear exams - increased percentage of high grades for boys at A level in 2017
