male achievement
- Created by: cieran32
- Created on: 19-05-18 01:18
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- Factors affecting male achivement
- Internal
- literacy
- outline- boys don't like reading
- impact-won't complete activities to achieve better e.g taking notes and are more likely to have restricted linguistic code
- evaluation- helps explain why girls have an early advantage however not all boys dislike reading
- impact-won't complete activities to achieve better e.g taking notes and are more likely to have restricted linguistic code
- outline- boys don't like reading
- feminisation of education
- outline- education is designed to be more 'girl- friendly'
- impact- boys may no longer be interested in 'feminine' subjects which is why girls have a consistent lead in English
- evaluation- some boys go on to study 'feminist' subjects e.g health and social.
- impact- boys may no longer be interested in 'feminine' subjects which is why girls have a consistent lead in English
- outline- education is designed to be more 'girl- friendly'
- lack of male primary teachers
- outline- less male role models so learning can seem quite feminine
- impact- lack of a male educational figure to follow
- evaluation- can be used to develop strategies to help boys
- impact- lack of a male educational figure to follow
- outline- less male role models so learning can seem quite feminine
- laddish subcultures
- outline- boys tend to form anti-school subcultures to increase their masculinity
- impact- they won't pay attention in class as they are to busy disrupting the class
- evaluation- explains why boys are disruptive and however it assumes girls are not disruptive
- impact- they won't pay attention in class as they are to busy disrupting the class
- outline- boys tend to form anti-school subcultures to increase their masculinity
- literacy
- External
- crisis of masculinity
- outline- boys may lack ambition if there are no jobs available after school
- impact- will see no point in working hard so are more likely to from a subculture
- evaluation-good as looks at wider society issues
- impact- will see no point in working hard so are more likely to from a subculture
- outline- boys may lack ambition if there are no jobs available after school
- moral panic
- outline- a societal panic about the underachievement of boys
- evaluation- could be a media exaggeration
- outline- a societal panic about the underachievement of boys
- crisis of masculinity
- how might teachers reinforce male domination in classroom
- using sexist language
- using gender specific examples football analogies
- teachers may accept male domination of the classroom such as talking over female students or allowing male students to ignore them
- how can teachers reduce male domination in classroom
- teachers control the allocation of resources
- seating a class boy girl boy girl to stop female students feeling outnumbered and ' small' if on a table with 4boys etc
- ignoring male domination such as males interrupting or speaking over a female student and apply the schools disciplinary code
- Internal
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