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Unit 2 SCLY2 - Education with Research Methods; Health with Research Methods
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Summary of Education and research methods - Gender and educational achievement - Internal factors and gender differences in achievement (AS, A-level, and GCSE)
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Internal factors and gender differences in achievement-
sociologist list
Key:
Heheh-Sociologist Heheh-Important information
Equal opportunities policies
● Boaler(1998)
- The impact of equal opportunities is a key reason for girl's achievement
- Schools have become more meritocratic
- Boys and girls are entitled to the same opportunities
- WISE(Women Into Science and Technology) and GIST(Girls Into Science and
Technology)→ encourage girls to pursue careers in non-traditional fields/areas
● Kelly(1987)
- The introduction of the National Curriculum(1988 Education Reform Act) has
helped reduce gender inequality
- Girls and boys can now study the same subjects(the meritocratic education
system→helps equalise opportunities)
Positive role models
- An increase in the number of females in high, leading senior roles means that
girls aspire to be independent and strong
- Girls know that they have to have a good education to succeed(breaking the
glass ceiling)
- Schools are becoming a female-gender domain
- Educational success=desirable feminine characteristic
- Link to Individualisation→independence is now more respected/important
GCSE and Coursework
● Gorard(2005)
- The gender gap was fairly constant from 1975-1988
- 1989-sharp change in gender outcomes(girls starting to exceed boys)
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