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Different educational achievement: gender

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  • External factors:
    • 👤 McRobbie (1994): shift in media messages towards female independence.
    • Mitsos and Browne (1998): feminisation of economy benefits girls; as of the Divorce Act 1969, more female role models in loneparent families.
    • 👤 McRobbie and Garber (1976): ‘Bedroom Culture’ – girls develop skills aligned with schooling.
    • 👤 Sharpe (1976): female ambitions have risen.
    • 👤 Beck (2002): individualisation encourages independence. 
  • Internal factors:
    • 👥 Mitsos and Browne (1998): girls better at coursework and organisation.
    • 👤 Sewell (2006): education has become feminised.
    • 👤 Jackson (1998): marketisation benefits highachieving girls.
    • 👤 Slee (1998): boys seen as higher risk for schools.
    • 👤 Fuller (1984): Black girls resist low-achieving stereotypes to excel.
    • 👤 Francis (2001): boys are disciplined more and dominate classrooms.
    • 👤 Jackson (2007): ladette cultures show some girls also reject school norms.

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