Gender in education studies

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Subject choice: Who said biologically men were better suited to instrumental subjects and women to expressive subjects?
Parsons
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Who said teachers had an ideal pupil and this was a white middle glass girl?
Becker
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Achievement: Who interviewed a group of young WC girls in 1976 and found their priorities were romance and motherhood then again in 1994 and found their priorities had changed and were more interested in education and getting a career?
Sharpe
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Achievement: Who blamed 'crisis of masculinity' to explain why male achievement patterns have changed since the 1980s, leaving men with an uncertain future?
Mac an Ghaill
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Achievement: 3 reasons why girls are becoming more succesful?
1. Female role model prime minister. 2. Feminisation of the workplace. 3. Equal Pay Act/Sex Discrimination Act being passed giving women more rights in the workplace.
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What percentage is the gap between male and female achievement?
10%
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