Boys and Achievement?

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  • Created on: 01-05-19 08:24
What External Factors affect boys achievement?
Their poorer literacy skills, decline in traditional male jobs and globalisation
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What Internal Factors affect boys achievement?
Feminisation of Education, Shortage of Male primary school teachers and Laddish Subcultures
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Why might Boys have poorer literacy rates?
Parents spend less time reading to boys and encourage active behaviour , this affects their literacy skills
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How does Globalisation and the decline of traditional male jobs affect boys achievement?
Decline in heavy industries e.g. mining which was done by men in england due to globalisation mining is done in countries where the people can be exploited for cheap labour, absence of these jobs leads to an identity crisis=lower motivation
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How has Education been feminised?
Schools don't encourage masculine traits such as competitiveness and leadership whereas girls traits such as attentiveness and work rate are sought for
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How does a shortage of male primary school teachers affects boys achievement?
Lack of male role models at home and school, 14% of primary school teachers are men, presence of a male teacher make them learn better.
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What statistic contradicts the view that a lack of male teachers affects attainment?
2/3 of children said gender of their teacher made no difference
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Why do Laddish Subcultures affect attainment?
Boys are labelled as Gay sissies if they do school work, boys were more concerned about being labelled than girls as it was a threat to masculinity
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What working class culture threatens boys attainment?
Taught to be tough and manual labourers , reject school work. Real boys don't work
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