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Education
Q:
According to Clive Belfield, all of the following are major for-profit education companies except
A. The National Public School Choice Plan
B. Princeton Review
C. Edison Schools
D. Kaplan
E. None of these answers is correct.
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High test performance may
A. increase teacher and administrator pay.
B. increase real estate values.
C. be the result of increased time teaching test-taking methods.
D. All these answers are correct.
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Which of the following are reasons given by parents for home-schooling their children?
A. Specific needs of the child
B. Flexibility
C. Academic excellence
D. Religious convictions
E. All of these answers are correct.
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Which of the following is NOT an example of state involvement in schools?
A. collection of education statistics
B. teacher certification requirements
C. compulsory school requirements
D. full funding of No Child Left Behind requirements
Q:
Pursuant to No Child Left Behind, parents
A. must accept the school that is chosen for their child by federal education authorities.
B. can use vouchers to purchase an education for their children.
C. of children in failing schools can choose another school for their children.
D. have a choice between public and private schools.
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In recent years, which of the following has decreased its contribution to school revenues?
A. the federal government
B. the state
C. local areas
D. nonprofit foundations
Q:
Which of the following about for-profit education corporations is NOT true?
A. They are globally expanding.
B. They are supported by the World Bank.
C. They are complex organizations.
D. They are heralded by the teaching profession for providing education to under-served populations.
E. All these answers are correct.
Q:
Categorical aid is
A. a system of targeting funds for specific school programs.
B. a means by which the federal government has sought to minimize its control over public schools.
C. aid that goes to public and not religious or private schools.
D. both a system of targeting funds for specific school programs and a means by which the federal government has gained more control over what is taught in schools.
E. both a means by which the federal government has gained more control over what is taught in schools and aid that goes to public and not religious or private schools.
Q:
Charter schools are public schools that
A. cannot charge tuition.
B. are subject to the same state and local rules as all other public schools.
C. can deny enrollment to students they feel don't fit the model they are looking for.
D. are affiliated with one religious group.
Q:
It is generally agreed that vouchers are the key to the success of educational reform.
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One issue raised with regard to home schooling is parental competence as teachers.
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Free market advocates argue that schools won't be able to improve, even if school choice is an option.
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All charter schools are privately funded and operated.
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Knowledge of English is not an important factor for educational and occupational success in immigrant populations.
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Afrocentric education is concerned primarily with the segregation of black students.
Q:
Write an essay describing the educational experiences of Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans. Discuss how the laws and educational policies of the U.S. have impacted the language and culture of each group.
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One purpose of ethnocentric curricula is to purge Eurocentric worldviews from Native American, African American, and Hispanic children's minds.
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Based on the history of the ethnic groups' experiences described in this chapter, give your recommendations for how the U.S. should change its educational system to accommodate the changes in the school population over the next fifty years. Give specific, concrete examples.
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Drawing upon the work of John Ogbu, identify and discuss ways in which negative feelings dominated cultures hold about school may lead to low academic achievement. How can schools address this in culturally responsive ways?
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One purpose of ethnocentric education is to
A. encourage the study of many different cultural perspectives.
B. place Eurocentric views at the center of schooling.
C. overcome dominated groups' negative feelings about school.
D. teach students how to live with nature and develop an attitude that respects nature.
Q:
Identify and describe the characteristics of multiculturalism that empower students.
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Which of the following is NOT given by the author as a global response to schooling minority cultures and languages?
A. boarding schools for minority languages and cultures
B. unity through diversity
C. cosmopolitanism
D. compulsory bilingualism
E. planned assimilation
Q:
School voucher programs have been criticized because
A. they provide parents with alternatives to poor schooling.
B. they may result in taxpayer money going to religiously affiliated schools.
C. they improve the educational opportunities of all children.
D. they benefit both public and private schools.
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According to this chapter, what is one reason why African American students may not be willing to engage with their education?
A. They may see it as sacrificing their identity to "act white."
B. Multicultural education may overlook them in favor of "model minorities."
C. Their courses may be too Afrocentric and seem irrelevant to them.
D. Both b and c are correct.
E. All these choices are correct.
Q:
Which of the following is NOT one of Sonia Nieto's recommendations for multicultural education?
A. Encourage students to question political and economic institutions.
B. Talk about sexism as well as racism.
C. Encourage white students not to comment, so that they do not discourage students of other ethnicities.
D. Ensure that multiculturalism pervades the entire school, including assemblies, the library, and the lunch room.
E. Teach students to identify racist attitudes and structures in society.
Q:
A guarantee that children have the right to all levels and forms of education in a state is given in
A. the U.S. Constitution.
B. the Indian Constitution.
C. the Italian Constitution.
D. the Declaration of Indigenous Peoples' Rights proposed to the UN.
E. the Universal Covenant of Linguistic Human Rights.
Q:
Which of the following types of education is supported by the No Child Left Behind Act?
A. maintenance bilingual
B. transitional bilingual
C. two-way bilingual
D. English acquisition
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Which of the following statements is true about the effects of bilingual education?
A. Bilingual education programs attempt to break students' ties to their home culture.
B. Students are better able to learn English if they can read and write in their native language.
C. Students from bilingual education programs are less likely to speak English well than those from immersion programs.
D. Bilingual education programs discourage students from integrating into mainstream society.
E. Students in these programs become confused about which language to speak at which time.
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Immigrant cultures
A. include all immigrant groups except those of the dominant European American culture.
B. were forcefully incorporated into the United States.
C. refers to first generation immigrants who were born in another country and immigrated to the U.S.
D. excel in school because of the priority placed on education in other countries.
E. All these answers are correct.
Q:
Education can be used as a method of social control by
A. empowering a population with the knowledge necessary to protect its political and economic rights.
B. denying a population the knowledge necessary to protect its political and economic rights and to economically advance in society.
C. teaching morals and ending the injustice faced by minority groups.
D. keeping a population off the streets and out of trouble.
Q:
The phrase culture of power refers to
A. unspoken codes about how to dress, talk, and interact in the workplace.
B. the culture of the middle and upper classes.
C. the ways teachers act, and how textbook publishers shape what students learn.
D. unspoken codes about how to dress, talk, and interact in the workplace and the culture of the middle and upper classes.
E. All these answers are correct.
Q:
The Immigration Act of 1965 enabled a new wave of immigration in the 1970s.
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Which of the following is an example of empowerment?
A. giving food to a homeless person on the street
B. giving money to a church or secular charity
C. paying a compliment to someone from another culture
D. working to change a discriminatory law or policy
E. All these answers are correct.
Q:
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo resulted in Mexico's losing almost one-half its territory.
Q:
America is a collectivist society that sees the world as made up of relationships based on contact.
Q:
Education can be used as a method of social control.
Q:
The term cultural frame of reference refers specifically to a method of multicultural education that encourages students to see the world through others' eyes.
Q:
The percentage of public school teachers who are black is equal to the number of black students.
Q:
"Dominant culture" in the U.S. refers to the European American culture.
Q:
Discuss the similarities between federal legislation benefiting students with disabilities with other civil rights legislation. How does it differ?
Q:
After reviewing the following websites that detail the current issues, policies, and the history of women's education (www.nowfoundation.org; www.feminist.org/education; www.aauw.org) write a brief essay describing what you believe to be the most important issue, past or present, facing women's rights in education.
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In the last half of the nineteenth century
A. Mexican Americans achieved educational opportunities equal to those of European Americans.
B. Mexican Americans were provided with bilingual education in most schools in the United States.
C. Mexican American families often sent their children to Catholic or other private schools to escape anti-Mexican attitudes in public schools.
D. Mexican Americans became a majority in California, Texas, and New Mexico.
Q:
U.S. schools have
A. experienced a glut of teachers who are interested in teaching English as a second language.
B. been successful at curbing the dropout rates for non-English speakers through specialized English language training.
C. successfully diversified the teaching staff so that students are being taught by teachers of a wide-variety of cultural backgrounds.
D. had problems finding teachers trained to teach LEP students.
Q:
During World War II
A. the citizenship of Japanese Americans was ignored, and they were interned at concentration camps.
B. Congress enacted the Chinese Exclusion Law, denying Chinese immigrants the right to become citizens or own land.
C. a U.S. government report argued that Japanese immigrants were still loyal to Japan, and they should be considered an "enemy race."
D. Japanese were shown in movies and the news as "hardworking, brave, and practical," while Chinese were shown as "treacherous, cruel, and warlike."
E. All of these occurred.
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Boarding schools for Native Americans
A. were begun to eliminate the languages and cultures of the tribes.
B. did not provide an adequate diet for the children they taught.
C. were often far from the reservation lands.
D. were supported by the labor of the students.
E. All these answers are correct.
Q:
Title IX of the 1972 Higher Education Act, as amended,
A. applies only to post-secondary educational institutions.
B. sets quotas for women in school admissions.
C. includes all activities of an educational institution receiving federal aid.
D. All these answers are correct.
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According to this book, one reason Asian immigrants to the U.S. attain higher levels of educational achievement on average is because
A. of the higher quality of Asian schools.
B. many of them come from professional classes.
C. they are genetically more inclined to be intelligent.
D. they have been given unfair advantage by university quotas.
E. they have been stereotyped as a "model minority."
Q:
The inclusion of children with disabilities in the classroom
A. was dealt a setback with the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
B. was endorsed by regulations of the No Child Left Behind Act requiring that students with disabilities be included in testing.
C. is highly supported by the teachers of the American Federation of Teachers.
D. is supported by all parents of children who need special education services.
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Which of the following is a consequence of English-only instruction for students with limited exposure to English?
A. exceptionally high dropout rates
B. improved ability to participate in the democratic process
C. better access to the job market
D. better integration into American society
E. increasing numbers of students returning to their home countries
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Race is
A. a legal construction and a social construction.
B. a biological categorization.
C. a categorization that is based upon scientific proof.
D. a categorization that groups people by cultural background.
E. a categorization based on skin color.
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Mendez et al. v. Westminster School District of Orange County was an important case because it ruled that
A. segregation was illegal; lack of exposure to English harmed Spanish-speaking children, so there was no educational justification for it.
B. Mexican Americans were an identifiable dominated group because of their language, culture, religion, and Spanish surnames.
C. an inequality of property taxes between school districts led to inequality in the quality of education received by Mexican American and white students.
D. special provisions had to be made to ensure that bilingual students received the same quality of education as mainstream students.
E. None of these answers is correct.
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In order to prove segregation exists at a school, Oliver vs. Michigan State Board of Education stated that
A. the individual motives and prejudices of school officials must be investigated.
B. the pattern of a school's actions had to have caused a measurable increase in segregation.
C. busing needed to be implemented to counteract segregation.
D. over 60% of the local minority population had to be enrolled in one single school.
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Immigration into the U.S. declined in the late 1920s through the early 1950s because of
A. the 1930s Depression.
B. the 1924 Immigration Act.
C. World War II.
D. the 1924 Immigration Act and World War II.
E. All these answers are correct.
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The Naturalization Law of 1790 gave full citizenship rights to
A. women.
B. freed slaves.
C. white men.
D. All these answers are correct.
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Which of the following is an image of Asians that has been presented as threatening "the American national family"?
A. coolie
B. deviant
C. model minority
D. All these answers are correct.
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A person's race is an objective scientific matter.
Q:
The process of desegregation under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act was much different in the North than in the South.
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Inclusion of special education students is overwhelmingly supported by teachers as a way to provide education for all students.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 reversed the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas case.
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Title IX of the 1972 Higher Education Act calls for separate and equal classes for all.
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Educational inflation happens when
A. the price of schooling rises sharply, unrelated to its quality.
B. education attempts to solve the problem of poverty and does not succeed.
C. jobs require more education, but the actual skills required to do them do not change.
D. schools focus on job training to the exclusion of skills needed for college success.
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Politicians often blame schools and teachers for the economic problems of our society. Do you think education is the proper forum to change societal problems? Why or why not?
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According to this chapter, which of the following is the reason schools sort students by ability and talent?
A. Students will pursue jobs that match their educational interest.
B. Students will be better prepared for higher paying jobs in the global market.
C. Students will perform better on standardized tests.
D. Students will be prepared to be more efficient workers.
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The 1895 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
A. provided the separate but equal ruling.
B. stated that separate education was inherently unequal.
C. stated that all women were to be provided with equal opportunities.
D. freed slaves in the wake of the Civil War.
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According to former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, what makes a nation's workforce uniquely attractive to a global market?
A. diverse skills, supported by lifelong learning
B. hard work, supported by rigorous education
C. intelligence, supplemented by technological know-how
D. pride in its work, supported by patriotic spirit
E. lack of immigrant labor undermining local workforces
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The concept of "separate but equal" was overthrown by what seminal U.S. Supreme Court case?
A. Plessy v. Ferguson
B. Tokao Ozawa v. United States
C. Oliver v. Michigan State Board of Education
D. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Q:
The term that refers to middle class parents influencing their children's behavior through reasoning is called
A. concerted cultivation.
B. accomplishment of natural growth.
C. cultural capital.
D. educational readiness.
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Which of the following was not a consequence of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act?
A. It put all control of public schools in the hands of state and local government.
B. It sped up the process of desegregation in the South.
C. The control of federal dollars began to be used to shape school policies.
D. The Office of Education started policing whether school systems were segregated.
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Cultural capital refers to
A. the economic value of a person's behavior, attitudes and knowledge.
B. the social status of a student.
C. the amount of money a person has in the bank.
D. All these answers are correct.
Q:
Which of the following is a factor in the recent increase in school segregation?
A. increased separation between where people of different races reside
B. the lack of legal precedent because the Supreme Court has not revisited the issue since Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
C. the increase in minority enrollment in private and charter schools
D. studies showing that increased racial segregation lessens minority dropout rates
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According to this chapter, economic Gary Becker referred to the American economy as a ___________ economy.
A. capitalist
B. post-industrial
C. knowledge
D. educational
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Which of the following is a problem associated with second-generation segregation?
A. student-created racial boundaries
B. preferential treatment for minorities
C. dress code violations
D. gang-related violence
Q:
The economic model of the War on Poverty links an inadequate education to
A. poor diet
B. poor medical care
C. low-quality housing
D. low-income jobs
E. All of these answers are correct.
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Antipoverty programs include all of the following except
A. food stamps.
B. Head Start.
C. housing subsidies.
D. higher attendance at school and work.
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Human capital education for the global economy emphasizes which of the following subject areas?
A. history
B. literacy
C. arts education
D. social studies
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Family factors that most strongly correlate to math skills upon entering kindergarten include
A. exposure to performing arts.
B. ownership of computer.
C. preschool.
D. All of these answers are correct.
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Learning societies and lifelong learning are not essential parts of the global educational system.
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One of the shifts that have occurred as a result of the emphasis on education for the global economy is the priority given to the economic goals of education.
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There is no correlation between the ownership of a home computer and reading skills upon entering kindergarten.
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Horace Mann believed that even people without children economically benefited from schools.