'Why do boys fail in education?' 'Why do girls do better in education than boys?' 'Outline and evaluate reasons for the difference in educational attainment between girls and boys.' etc.
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Mitsos and Browne
- by 16 girls are more mature than boys by up to 2 years - at GCSE level, boys overestimate the grade they will get, whereas girls underestimate
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Tony Sewell
- boys want 'street cred', don't get that from doing well in education, but from anti-school subcultures - girls are less likely to fall into anti school subcultures
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Mac an Ghail 1994
- 'breadwinner' role for men has declined 'crisis of masculinity' - more female jobs available
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Sue Sharpe 1994
- working class girls wanted to get married & have children (1976 study) - re did the study (1994) now they wanted a career - careers for girls are developing
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Card 2
Front
- by 16 girls are more mature than boys by up to 2 years - at GCSE level, boys overestimate the grade they will get, whereas girls underestimate
Back
Mitsos and Browne
Card 3
Front
- boys want 'street cred', don't get that from doing well in education, but from anti-school subcultures - girls are less likely to fall into anti school subcultures
Back
Card 4
Front
- 'breadwinner' role for men has declined 'crisis of masculinity' - more female jobs available
Back
Card 5
Front
- working class girls wanted to get married & have children (1976 study) - re did the study (1994) now they wanted a career - careers for girls are developing
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