Education - Gender Flashcards
(14 cards)
Who talks about the external factor of the impact of Feminism on girls in education
McRobbie - Studied girls magazines and found that in the 1970s they emphasied the importance of marriage, however now days they contain images of strong, independent women.
Feminists have campainged for womens rights and changed the law
What have made changes to womens employment
Changes in the law have improved the position of working for women. For example the equal pay act of (1970) and the sex discrimination act of (1975)
Who spoke about girls ambitions changing
Sharpe interviwed girls and found that their ambition from the 1970s were to marry and have kids, however in the 1990s girls wanted to have a career and be independent
Who spoke about the internal impact on GCSEs and coursework
Mitos and Brown - Found that girls do better than boys in coursework because they are better organised.
What happended when GCSEs were introduced
Gorad found that the gender gap in achievement sharply increased after GCSEs were introduced in 1988
What now allows girls within schools to have more equal opportunities
GIST and WISE programmes encourage girls into science and technology
National curriculum - Boys and girls largely study the same subjects, through making the core subjects compulsory
What is the impact of the interal factor of role models
There are more female teachers, which feminises the learning enviroment and encourages girls to see school as part of a female gender domain
Who looked at the interal factor of teacher attention
Swann - Found that boys dominate class discussions whereas girls are better at listening and cooperating. Teachers respond more positively to girls and give them more encouragement, however boys take up more of the attention due to bad behaviour
What did French and French find on teacher attention
Academic attention was the same, boys recieved more overall because of discipline
How have selection and league tables impacted gender difference achievement
Marketisation policies have increased compeition between schools, girls are more successful than boys so are more attractive to schools.
What is the external factor of boys literacy
Parents spend less time reading with sons, as it is seen as a feminine activity and boys liesure activties do not encourage communication skills, where as girls ‘bedroom culture’ does
Explain the decline in manual labour and impact on boys
Globalisation has led to the decline in heavy industries, leading to a male identity crisis and giving them little motivation to get qualifcations for a job - oh cry me a river
How does the feminisation of schooling impact boys
Boys fall behind because education has been feminised, meaning schools no longer nuture masculine traits, and coursework disadvantages boys - oh my what an unequal disadvantage ;)
Only 1 in 6 primary teachers are male
There is peer pressure in schools for boys to demonstrate their
Masculinity by being anti school
