This shows the relative importance of gender in understanding the educational experiences of young people as it highlights how without the National Curriculum gender segregation can occur as a result of subject …show more content…
These subcultures are formed as the result of a reluctance from boys to conform to the educational schooling system rejecting school system values, ‘male see little value in secondary school, and so perceive early entry into the labour market as a more pressing concern, with the attendant ‘adult status’ associated with employment and wages’. Darling and Glendinning (1996:81 ). The underachievement of boys becomes prevalent as they may prioritise leaving school at the age of 16, favour of getting jobs and apprenticeships. This can be problematic, as boys may focus on gaining jobs for the short term, rather than pursuing careers; thus failing to understand the impact of educational qualifications in the long term. This lowers the achievement of boys as they gain enter into low level jobs which may not necessarily require high level qualifications, and acceleration into higher level position occur through spending years in certain