Explanations for girls' improvement in achievement.

Which of these isn't an external factor of the improvement in girls achievement?

The impact of feminism: Since 1960's feminism challenged traditional stereotypes of a women's role as a Mother and a Housewife in a patriarchal family.

Changes in the family: What are THREE of the major changes to the family in the last 30 years?

Changes in women's employment: There have been some important changes to women's jobs in the recent years.

Girl's changing ambition: Sue Sharpe compered results of interviews she carried out with girls in TWO different periods, what were they?

Internal factors include which 6 out of the following?

Equal opportunities policies: The belief that boys and girls should have the same opportunities in school are now part of mainstream thinking

Positive role models in school: In recent years the proportion of female teachers and female head-teachers has decreased

GCSE & Coursework: What did Mitsos and Browne argue?

Teacher attention: Research suggests that teachers respond more positively to boys than girls

Teacher attention: Why do teachers respond to girls better than boys?