DA girls internal

Question 1

equal opportunity policies

Answer 1

belief that boys and girls should have same opportunities is now mainstream thinking
eg GIST and WISE the national curriculum

Question 2

positive role models

Answer 2

female teachers and head teachers have increased
1992- 22% and 44% and in 2012 it was 37% and 61%
acts as an incentive to work harder

Question 3

gcse and coursework

Answer 3

changes in the way work is marked
mitsos and brown girls are more organised and more conscientious than boys therefore successful at coursepek

Question 4

teacher interactions labelling

Answer 4

teachers respond more positively to girls they label them as cooperative and hardworking which could lead to a self fulfilling prophecy (Abraham)

Question 5

changing stereotypes

Answer 5

weiner- textbooks have removed negative stereotypes and pictures from textbooks and other learning materials to remove barrier to girls education