Student attitudes, image and the gender gap

By M. Warrington, Mike Younger, Jacquetta Williams. 2000

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'Laddishness' as a Self-worth Protection Strategy (2002, background): “In short, data suggest that in England, girls’ performances at GCSE (General Certi cate of Secondary Education examinations taken at 16) surpass those of the boys.”
Why boys achieve less at school than girls: the difference between boys' and girls' academic culture (2004, background): “A boy possibly could be personally convinced of the importance of studying and achieving but not act accordingly for fear of becoming a pariah (Warrington et al., 2000; Whitelaw et al., 2000).”
Gender Differences in Educational Achievement to Age 25 (2008, background): “…and macro-level factors in the wider society (economic changes, changing gender roles) in the construction and reinforcement of masculinities (Warrington et al., 2000;Weaver-Hightower, 2003) • a recognition that hegemonic masculinity varies between social and ethnic groups and thus…”
‘I sat back on my computer … with a bottle of whisky next to me’: constructing ‘cool’ masculinity through ‘effortless’ achievement in secondary and higher education (2009, background): “For example, Nick (middle-class) discussed a student on his course who attracted negative comments from his peers by sitting at the front and making copious notes in lectures (cf. Connell 1989, Warrington et al. 2000).”
The effects of gender on group work process and achievement: an analysis through self‐ and peer‐assessment (2014, background): “…ratings suggest support for the previous studies’ findings that boys/male students display a tendency to be less committed to their school/course work (Tinklin, 2003; Woodfield et al., 2006) and less co-operative in groups, being less of team players (Bernard, 1997; Warrington et al., 2000).”
‘Wild’ girls? An exploration of ‘ladette’ cultures in secondary schools (2006, background): “…of such attitudes are central to discourses on ‘laddishness’ and boys’ ‘underachievement’ (Younger & Warrington, 1996; Francis, 1999, 2000; Martino, 1999; Warrington et al., 2000, 2003; Jackson, 2002, 2003; Younger et al., 2002), they have not been raised in relation to ‘ladettes’ or other girls.”
The Other Side of the Gender Gap (2000, methodology): “For a fuller discussion of the various aspects of methodology, see Warrington and Younger (1996, 1999) and Warrington et al. (2000).”