Gender and Achievement in Botswana's Basic Education: Exploring Boys' Underachievement

Autor/in	Mungoo, Judith
Titel	Gender and Achievement in Botswana's Basic Education: Exploring Boys' Underachievement
Quelle	In: African Educational Research Journal, 5 (2017) 2, S.99-108 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2354-2160
Schlagwörter	Gender Differences; Academic Achievement; Males; Junior High School Students; Underachievement; Achievement Tests; Educational Environment; Educational Practices; Foreign Countries; Behavior Problems; Learning Motivation; Aggression; Teacher Student Relationship; Botswana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechterkonflikt; Schulleistung; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Junior High Schools; Student; Students; Sekundarstufe I; Schüler; Schülerin; Performance deficiency; Leistungsschwäche; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Bildungspraxis; Ausland; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung
Abstract	This paper highlights boys' underachievement in Botswana junior secondary schools. The paper argues that there is need to establish the root cause of boys' underachievement and institute possible remedies, while safeguarding the gains made in girls' education. Drawing from findings at school level, the discussion demonstrates a structured gender based performance which mirrors what happens in the final examinations. Findings showed that just as in the final examination, boys underperform in school internal examinations. The study concluded that there is need to mainstream the issues leading to boys' underachievement and mitigate them. Implication for practice is that schools should create child friendly environment where boys (and girls) can learn effectively. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01