Gender - Internal Factors + Gender Differences in Achievement - Selection + League Tables

Question 1

What is league tables an example of?

Answer 1

League tables is an example of a marketisation policy.

Question 2

What has marketisation policies created?

Answer 2

Marketisation policies like selection and league tables have created a more competitive climate in schools.

Question 3

How has marketisation policies chnaged how schools see girls?

Answer 3

Schools see girls as desirable recruits because they achieve better exam results than boys.

Question 4

What does Jackson say about the introduction of league tables in schools?

Answer 4

Jackson (1998) notes that league tables have improved opportunities for girls.

Question 5

What opportunities are there for girls in education due to league tables?

Answer 5

Girls are more likely to be selected into the best schools as they are achieving high grades. And high achieving girls are attractive to schools, whereas low achieving boys are not.

Question 6

How does selection produce a self-fulfilling prophecy for girls?

Answer 6

Selection tends to produce a self-fulfilling prophecy for girls because they are more likely to be recruited by good schools, so they are more likely to do well.

Question 7

What Slee say the cause is for the selcetion of boys in schools?

Answer 7

Slee (1998) argues that boys are less attractive to schools because they are more likely to suffer from behavioural difficulties and are 4 times more likely to be excluded.

Question 8

What term is used to describe boys due to selection and how does it affect league tables?

Answer 8

As a result, boys may be seen as ‘liability students’ which is an obstacle to the school improving its league tables.

Question 9

What image is given to schools because of boys and how does it affect girls?

Answer 9

Boys give the school a ‘rough, tough’ image which deters high-achieving girls from applying.