typically boys used to perform better in eduction than girls however in the 1990s it changed. in 2015 53% boys as opposed to 62% of girls saved 5 or more gases in 2015 the average ucas level points was 213 for men and 225 for women.
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gender and subject choice
at alevel: boys are more likely to do business studies, economics, science and technical subjects.grls are more likely to do, english, languages, psychology, sociology .
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feminists perspectives on education
feminists generally believe the education system is patriarchal or male dominated.
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Miriam david? (2008)
points out women are proportionately more likely to attend new post 1992 units than more prestigious institutions
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female disadvantage?
may still have an effect on subject choices, and particularly the under representation of women in most science subjects.
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classroom behaviour?
michelle stanworth studied alevel classes: she doend, teachers found it more difficult to remember the girls in their class, did not expect them to have a high status job, pupils belied boys receive more attention, girls underestimate their ability.
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Francis: girls and achievement
research in london schools found males still dominate classrooms, boys are disciplined more frequent and harshly than girls, this led to girls not getting much attention. gender divisions in subject choice are getting stronger.
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colley: gender inequalities in subject choice?
colley (1998) traditional definitons of masculinity and feminity are still widespread. subjects continue to have different images. girls tend to feel comfortable with scientific and technical subjects only when taught in single sex schools/classes
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socialisation?
Norman argues that sex stereotyping starts from round ages: girls are given dolls and the toys that emphasise a caring role this can affect career aspirations. boys are more likely to be given constructional toys that help develop scientific skills
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feminist perspectives:
radical feminists continue to argue society as a whole is male dominated. liberal feminists also think society is patriarchal to an extent but they do not accept that important changes have taken place so inequality has declined.
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reasons for improvement in girls achievement?
the performance of girls in education has improved in absolute terms they achieve more higher qualifications
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changes in the labour market?
opportunities in the labour market have improved creating more incentive for women to succeed. the proportion of women of working age in employment's risen from approximately 50% in 1960 to more than 75%.
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Francis and skelton:
found that jobs with a predominantly female workforce increasingly require degree level qualifications. this provides incentives for women to carry on with education and work hard.
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sue shape girls aspirations?
interviewed a sample of girls in the 1970's and in 1990s. she found that over this time their priorities changed. in the 70's love marriage were first priority but by the 90's jobs and careers were eat the top.
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francis and skelton?
found that middle-class parents are increasingly concerned about educational success of their daughters and no longer prioritise theirs sons education.
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mitsos and browne?
believe that the women movement and feminism have raised the aspirations expectations and self esteem of women so they aim high
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socialisation for schooling?
evidence suggests that girls are putting more effort into homework an taking education seriously. research by burns and braces has found girls and better organised. girls tend to read more this helps subjects requiring language
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changes in education?
the national curriculum removed any tendency for girls to be denied access to academic subjects previously only available to boys
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Pirie?
believes that the shift towards coursework has benefitted girls at the expense of boys. research suggest the boys tend ti cram for exams effectively but re poor at organising coursework
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myhill?
raises questions since the increase in the use of unseen exams i english has been accompanied by a more rapid improvement in girls performance than that of boys. it remains to be seen whether a recent move from coursework will close the gender gap
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gender and subject choice
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at alevel: boys are more likely to do business studies, economics, science and technical subjects.grls are more likely to do, english, languages, psychology, sociology .
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