Exam 16: Education

Because schools bring together people of similar ages,social class,and race/ethnicity,young people often meet future marriage partners and develop social networks that may last for many years.This is an example of the manifest function of socialization in education.

There is much debate about whether the cost of higher education is worth the expense.In 2009,on average high school graduates earned $31,283 as compared to those with a bachelor's degree that earned $58,613.

In 2000,the U.S.Supreme Court ruled in Gratz v.Bollinger that "separate but equal" segregated schools are unconstitutional because they are inherently unequal.

__________ is a process of social selection in which class advantage and social status are linked to the possession of academic qualifications.

Community colleges provide significant educational opportunities to Students across lines of income,gender,and race/ethnicity.Which of the following statements about community colleges is FALSE?

Describe future issues and trends in American education.

Describe the postmodern perspective on education.

Some purposes of education are ___________-open,stated,and intended goals or consequences of activities within an organization or institution.

Discuss the conflict perspective on education and explain how tracking produces social inequality.

Discuss the postmodernist perspective on education,and discuss the significance of the "students as consumers" model.

To date,the most deadly school shootings occurred on the campus of:

__________ theorists do not believe that public schools reduce social inequality in society; rather,they believe that schools often perpetuate class,racial/ethnic,and gender inequalities as some groups seek to maintain their privileged position at the expense of others.

Overall,__________ typically advocate the importance of establishing a more rigorous academic environment in which students are required to learn the basics that will make them competitive in school and job markets.

According to the Chronicle of Higher Education (2010),the average tuition and fees per year at a public four-year institution are __________,as compared to $22,449 at a private four-year institution.

Summarize education in a historical and global perspective.

__________ is defined as learning that occurs in a spontaneous,unplanned way.

One concern in education has been how to provide better educational opportunities for __________,which involves any physical and/or mental conditional that limits students' access to,or full involvement in,school life.

From the __________ perspective,there is an emphasis in higher education on how to make colleges and universities more efficient and how to bring these institutions into the service of business and industry.

In the early 1990s,the AAUW highlighted inequalities in women's education and started a national debate on gender equity.Which of the following has NOT taken place since that time?

With regard to unequal funding of public schools,most educational funds come from the federal government and a small percentage from state legislative appropriations and local property taxes.