Differential Achievement - Gender

Question 1

Girls: Out of school factors
- Impact of Feminism

Answer 1

McRobbie
- 1970s VS 1990s magazines

Question 2

Girls: Out of school factors
- Changing Ambitions

Answer 2

Sue Sharpe
- interviews in 1970s and 1990s

O’Conner
- 14-17year olds = marriage not major part of life plans

Question 3

Girls: In school factors
- GCSE and Coursework

Answer 3

Mitsos and Browne

Question 4

Girls: In school factors
- Teacher interactions (labelling)

Answer 4

Abraham
- boys badly behave, expect bad behaviour

Francis
- boys more attention, disciplined harsher, felt picked on

Question 5

Girls: In school factors
- Challenging stereotypes in the curriculum

Answer 5

Weiner
- since 1980s, teachers challenged stereotypes

Question 6

Boys: Out of school factors
- Poorer literacy skills

Answer 6

DCSF
- gender gap = poor literacy and language skills

Mitsos and Browne
- women read more, mothers read to children

Kirkby
- TV, DVD, computer games replace books

Question 7

Boys: Out of school factors
- Globalisation and Decline of Traditional Male jobs

Answer 7

Mitsos and Browne
- crisis of masculinity

Question 8

Boys: Out of school factors
- unrealistic aspirations

Answer 8

Francis
- unrealistic + few qualifications

Question 9

Boys: In school factors
- feminisation of Education

Answer 9

Sewell
- coursework major cause of differences

Question 10

Boys: In school factors
- shortage of male primary school teachers

Answer 10

Yougov
- 14% of primary school teachers are male
- 39% of 8-11 year old have no lesson with male teachers

Question 11

Boys: In school factors
- Laddish subcultures

Answer 11

Mac an Ghaill
- ‘macho lads’
- mention Willis study