Reassessing gender and achievement: questioning contemporary key debates
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Acknowledgements viii
1 Introduction 1
The nature of achievement 2
Our own position 2
So is there a gender gap that favours girls ? 3
Does the gender gap matter? 6
Is equity in achievement possible, or desirable? 10
The structure of the book 11
2 Perspectives on gender and achievement 14
Ideological perspectives: the durability of the nature versus
nurture debate 15
Theories used to explain gendered patterns in achievement 19
3 The construction of gender and achievement in
education policy 36
Introduction 36
Educational policy and achievement across the Western world 37
Policy in Australia, USA and UK 38
Boys and schooling in educational discourses 45
The emergence of new discourses on boys underachievement 47
Conclusions 54
4 Evaluating boys underachievement 55
Gender and achievement in examinations 55
Boys underachievement: the statistics 72
vi Contents
5 Explaining gender differences in achievement 75
Introduction 75
Explanation 1: Boys and girls are born with different interests,
motivations and abilities 76
Reaching a conclusion? 82
Explanation 2: Boys and girls have different learning styles 83
Explanation 3: Schools are feminised and this disadvantages boys 88
Statistics and the feminisation of teaching 88
Culture and the feminisation of teaching 90
Political usage of the term feminisation of teaching 91
The feminisation of primary schools? 92
Doing masculinity in the primary school 94
Explanation 4: Assessment procedures and teaching practices are
biased towards girls 96
Assessment and achievement 96
Explanation 5: Pupils constructions of gender produce different
behaviours which impact on achievement 99
6 What has happened to the girls? 103
Introduction 103
Girls changed ambitions 104
Achieving girls... 107
... And underachieving girls 109
The gendered nature of girls achievement 111
Classroom interaction and girls experience of co education 115
7 The future for boys and girls? (Re)constructions of
gender and achievement 118
The problematisation of boys 118
How do boys present themselves? 120
The gender of the ideal pupil 123
Caring masculinity 127
The persistence of misogyny 128
The new masculinity? 131
Reassessing gender and achievement 134
8 Raising achievement: what works in the classroom ? 136
Introduction 136
Approaches to be discouraged 137
Whole school ethos 139
Single sex classrooms 140
Contents vii
Mentoring 144
Language and literacy 146
Socio cultural approaches to raising achievement 149
Final words 153
Appendix 1 155
Appendix 2 165
Appendix 3 167
Appendix 4 169
Notes 176
References 179
Index 198
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Contents
Acknowledgements viii
1 Introduction 1
The nature of 'achievement' 2
Our own position 2
So is there a 'gender gap' that favours girls'? 3
Does the gender gap matter? 6
Is equity in achievement possible, or desirable? 10
The structure of the book 11
2 Perspectives on gender and achievement 14
Ideological perspectives: the durability of the nature versus
nurture debate 15
Theories used to explain gendered patterns in achievement 19
3 The construction of gender and achievement in
education policy 36
Introduction 36
Educational policy and achievement across the Western world 37
Policy in Australia, USA and UK 38
Boys and schooling in educational discourses 45
The emergence of new discourses on 'boys' underachievement' 47
Conclusions 54
4 Evaluating 'boys' underachievement' 55
Gender and achievement in examinations 55
Boys' underachievement: the statistics 72
vi Contents
5 Explaining gender differences in achievement 75
Introduction 75
Explanation 1: Boys and girls are born with different interests,
motivations and abilities 76
Reaching a conclusion? 82
Explanation 2: Boys and girls have different learning styles 83
Explanation 3: Schools are 'feminised' and this disadvantages boys 88
Statistics and the feminisation of teaching' 88
Culture and the 'feminisation of teaching' 90
Political usage of the term feminisation of teaching' 91
The feminisation of primary schools? 92
'Doing' masculinity in the primary school 94
Explanation 4: Assessment procedures and teaching practices are
biased towards girls 96
Assessment and achievement 96
Explanation 5: Pupils' constructions of gender produce different
behaviours which impact on achievement 99
6 What has happened to the girls? 103
Introduction 103
Girls' changed ambitions 104
'Achieving'girls. 107
. And 'underachieving'girls 109
The gendered nature of'girls' achievement' 111
Classroom interaction and girls' experience of co education 115
7 The future for boys and girls? (Re)constructions of
gender and achievement 118
The problematisation of boys 118
How do boys present themselves? 120
The gender of the 'ideal pupil' 123
'Caring masculinity' 127
The persistence of misogyny 128
The new masculinity? 131
Reassessing gender and achievement 134
8 Raising achievement: what 'works in the classroom'? 136
Introduction 136
Approaches to be discouraged 137
Whole school ethos 139
Single sex classrooms 140
Contents vii
Mentoring 144
Language and literacy 146
Socio cultural approaches to raising achievement 149
Final words 153
Appendix 1 155
Appendix 2 165
Appendix 3 167
Appendix 4 169
Notes 176
References 179
Index 198 |
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