Exam 12: Education

A newspaper story recounts the resistance of a small liberal arts university to partnerships with community colleges. University faculty say specific job training and a focus on employability is not their mandate; however, the government wants more emphasis on education for employment. Which of the following identifies the government's perspective on education?

Keisha, a bright and hardworking student, was in her guidance counsellor's office discussing course selection. Keisha's dream was to be a doctor, but the counsellor, knowing that she was being raised by a sole-support parent, discussed the practicality of her taking courses that would get her into a good college to become a nurse's aide. As a result, Keisha left the office with a course schedule of college-designated courses. Which of the following best describes what transpired?

In a conversation with his mother, Abdul is pleading to be transferred to a different school, arguing that his current school racializes minority students. When asked to explain, which of the following would Abdul offer?

According to the text, what are the progressive attitudes associated with education?

According to the text, what is credential inflation?

In the past, high prestige was attached to humanistic fields (such as philosophy and English), but this has changed in favour of powerful professions such as medicine, law, and business.

According to the text, by the 1960s, what influence did religion have in Canadian education?

Which of the following would reflect a structural-functionalist view of school functions?

According to Durkheim, moral education is a prime societal tool for combating the rising culture of individualism.

According to the text, what is professionalization?

What does the chapter's author conclude about the Maclean's magazine Canadian university rankings?

During World War II, the U.S. Army trained people to be pharmacists in two weeks, whereas today it takes a university degree to qualify for work in this occupation. What term best identifies a trend for higher educational requirements in occupations?

What are the issues involving the creation of gender and racial identities in education?

Dr. Howard Gardner (1998) proposed that there are eight different kinds of intelligence. List three of them and outline their core components.

John's counsellor at high school recommended that he take the lower-level math courses, reducing John's confidence in his mathematical abilities. John wanted to be an astronomer, but now feels he needs to find a new career because astronomers need strong math skills. This illustrates the drawbacks of which educational practice?

In New Brunswick, early childhood educators have formed an association, and over the years have pressured governments to set standards for their occupation, including minimum educational requirements. There is now legislation that has addressed many of this lobby group's interests. What term best describes this process?

Explain how school choice is growing in Canada.

Which of the following more closely approximates a total institution?

According to Dr. Howard Gardner, the traditional view of intelligence, as measured by IQ testing, is an inadequate and narrow model of human potential.

As indicated in the text, schooling and education is arguably the most powerful agent of socialization.