Why do girls do so well?
- Created by: C.P.
- Created on: 05-02-14 14:54
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- Why do girls do so well?
- Legislation
- Equal Pay Act 1970
- Eliminated unequal pay rates between men and women
- The expansion of coursework over competitive exams actually 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
- The national curriculum means that girls can’t avoid science and technology. They now have an equal educational entitlement
- Equal Pay Act 1970
- Teacher Labelling
- Alison
Kelly 1987
- Two reasons for science being seen as masculine
- 2. Boys dominate the class room equipment and teachers attention
- 1. The subjects are packaged for boys, eg using examples of football and cars
- Two reasons for science being seen as masculine
- Alison
Kelly 1987
- Curriculum change
- Because GCSE has a higher emphasis on coursework, girls achieve better at their GCSE's
- Feminised teaching
- Mitsos and Browne
- They belivied that the rise in feminism has raised the women expectations and self-esteem
- Mitsos and Browne
- Feminism
- Sue Sharpe 1976 -
1994
- In 1976 girls wanted to have an expressive role
- In 1994, they wanted more of an instrumental or independent role
- Sue Sharpe 1976 -
1994
- Changes in the
economy
- Financial independence of women
- There has been a higher amount of female role models in the media, such as Deborah Meaden
- Legislation
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