Differential Educational Achievement by Gender Summary PowerPoint Before 1980’s most of the research on gender looked at the underachievement of girls   Today the focus is on why girls out perform boys . There is something of a “moral panic” about the underachievement of boys 20/11/2018 http://www.educationforum.co.uk

Social Policy Aiding Females Boys Underachievement Differential Educational Achievement Gender 3 Main Areas Of Explanation have been put forward Changing Attitudes Social Policy Aiding Females Boys Underachievement 20/11/2018 http://www.educationforum.co.uk

Differential Educational Achievement Gender Changing Societal Attitudes Feminists point to a greater emphasis on equal opportunities in schools Teachers and their resources have become less stereotyped Initiatives like GIST (Girls Into Science) Teacher training has improved More jobs for women in tertiary sector 20/11/2018 http://www.educationforum.co.uk

Differential Educational Achievement Gender Sue Sharpe 1976 & 1994 Studied girls’ attitudes in a school in London in 1976 Found that they wanted marriage, children and jobs in that order By 1994 girls in the same school now put career as their top priority 20/11/2018 http://www.educationforum.co.uk

Differential Educational Achievement Gender Social Policy The expansion of Coursework over competitive exams arguably helps females who are better organised and motivated. The National Curriculum means that girls can’t avoid science and technology. They now have an equal educational entitlement. Ofsted monitor the National Curriculum and teaching standards 20/11/2018 http://www.educationforum.co.uk

Differential Educational Achievement Gender Boys Are Falling Behind The Job market Mac an Ghaill 1994 – “crisis of masculinity” Identifies the decline of many male working class jobs in heavy industry. This all curbs WC boys ambition and they may see education as a waste of time and seek status elsewhere anti school subcultures 20/11/2018 http://www.educationforum.co.uk

Reading is regarded as unmasculine Differential Educational Achievement Gender Has education been feminised? Reading is regarded as unmasculine Teachers have lower expectations of boys and let them get away with more There is a gender imbalance in the teaching profession – few positive role models for boys especially in primaries 20/11/2018 http://www.educationforum.co.uk

Differential Educational Achievement 2.Gender Subject Choice The National Curriculum has limited the different subject choices, but marked gender preferences have remained If my lad wants to do needlework then he will do needlework! 20/11/2018 http://www.educationforum.co.uk

Differential Educational Achievement Gender A Level Males outnumber females in all science and technical subjects apart from biology Females outnumber males in all other subjects English, Modern Languages and Social Sciences have a particularly high proportion of females 20/11/2018 http://www.educationforum.co.uk

Differential Educational Achievement Gender Alison Kelly 1987 Gives 2 reasons for science being seen as masculine The subject is packaged for boys – texts and teachers use examples from ‘boys worlds’ e.g. football, cars etc Boys dominate the classroom, equipment and teacher’s attention 20/11/2018 http://www.educationforum.co.uk