Role models, school improvement and the 'gender gap' - do men bring out the best in boys and women bring out the best in girls?
(2008)
Journal Article
Carrington, B., Tymms, P., & Merrell, C. (2008). Role models, school improvement and the 'gender gap' - do men bring out the best in boys and women bring out the best in girls?. British Educational Research Journal, 34(3), 315-327. https://doi.org/10.1080/01411920701532202
A number of countries are running role model recruitment drives under the assumption that like is good for like: ethnic minority teachers should teach ethnic minority children, women should teach girls, and so on. The empirical basis for this would a... Read More about Role models, school improvement and the 'gender gap' - do men bring out the best in boys and women bring out the best in girls?.