internal factors of male underachievement

• internal factors

  • feminsation of education
  • male primary school teachers
  • laddish cultures
• feminsation of education

  as education is female dominated boys are not exposed to a lot of male role models which encourage and inspire them to achieve. boys may feel left out in education and sekk validation from their male peers instead of their teachers
• femisation of education

  Tony sewell claimed that boys fall behind due to the feminsation of education. schools do not nuture masculine traits such as competitiveness and leadership. instead they celebrate qualities associated with girls like methodical working and attentiveness in class.
• feminisation of education

  Tony sewell argues that coursework should be replaced with final exams and there should be a greater emphasis on outdoor adventure in the curriculum
• male primary school teachers

  the lack of male role models at home and school is a cause for unachievement. 1.5 million boys are brought up in matriarchal households in the UK. only 14% of teachers are male
• male primary school teachers

  yougov (2007) 39% of 11 yr old boys surveyed sais that the prescence of a male teacher made them behave better and 42% said it made them work harder. some argue this is because female teachers are unable to control boys behaviour
• laddish subcultures

  the growth of laddish subcultures has contributed to male underachievement. Epstein (1998) examined the way masculinity was constructed in school. she found that working class boys are more likely to be harrassed and labelled as sisses and be subjected to homophobic abuse
• laddish subcultures

  Francis (2001) found that boys are more concerned than girls about being labelled as swots. this is because in w/c subculture masculinity is equated to being tough and doing manual work so school work is viewed as effeminate and inferior.