Gender - internal factors (role models)

Question 1

How has there been a change in role models academically?

Answer 1

Since 2005, there has been an increase in female headteachers and teachers

Question 2

What has the increase in female headteachers and teachers caused?

Answer 2

a more feminised education system

Question 3

What is one example where there is a woman dominating the education system?

Answer 3

The Secretary of State for Education GILLIAN KEEGAN

Question 4

Who is the Secretary of State for Education?

Answer 4

GILLIAN KEEGAN

Question 5

What does SEWELL say is the reason for boys underachieving?

Answer 5

schools are failing boys because there are not enough male teachers - a feminised education system means that it doesn’t consider the strengths of boys (competition and leadership).

Question 6

What term does SEWELL use to describe how the feminised education system is disadvantaging boys?

Answer 6

the CRISIS OF MASCULINITY

Question 7

Who said that schools are failing boys because there are not enough male teachers?

Answer 7

SEWELL