Reasons for boys underachievement
- Created by: maddieecarr
- Created on: 04-06-21 15:55
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- Literacy
- gender gap in achievement is due to the lower literacy skills of boys
- boys leisure pursuits do not develop linguistic skill, whereas girls 'bedroom culture' does
- Globalisation and the decline in traditionally male jobs
- decline in industries such as mining, engineering and steelworking due to globalisation and the ability to get more labour cheaply
- many boys see office work as effeminate and do not try hard at school due to this
- Feminisation of education
- schools do not nurture traditional masculine values such as leadership and competition
- coursework is catered towards girls which disadvantages boys
- Shortage of male primary school teachers
- a lack of role models perpetuates the feminisation of education
- boys do not respond effectively to female teacher's discipline
- Gender and subject choice
- National curriculum
- boys and girls vary at subject choice at GCSE (Textiles for boys…
- National curriculum
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