Studied magazines for teen girls in 1970s and present-day- 70s magazines promoted marriage and finding husbands, but current ones depict independent women
McRobbies
1 of 7
Noticed gender differences in achievement dropped sharply with introduction of GCSE qualification in 1989
Gorard
2 of 7
Argues girls are better at coursework thanks to pre-socialised organisation skills, therefore benefitting achievement
Mitsos Browne
3 of 7
Found boys attracted more teacher attention, mostly in the form of reprimands
French French
4 of 7
Found that boys dominate class discussion whereas girls prefer pair and group work. Girls take turns whereas boys interrupt
Swann
5 of 7
Says marketisation viewing girls as 'ideal' and boys as lesser has created a self-fulfilling prophecy
Jackson
6 of 7
Conducted longitudinal study on girls' ambitions; found in the 70s were love and household-based, and in the 90s were career-based
Sharpe
7 of 7
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Noticed gender differences in achievement dropped sharply with introduction of GCSE qualification in 1989
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Gorard
Card 3
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Argues girls are better at coursework thanks to pre-socialised organisation skills, therefore benefitting achievement
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Card 4
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Found boys attracted more teacher attention, mostly in the form of reprimands
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Card 5
Front
Found that boys dominate class discussion whereas girls prefer pair and group work. Girls take turns whereas boys interrupt
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