Question 1

School reform movements can be analyzed effectively by examining

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A)  schooling as a response to new social and economic conditions. 
B)  the achievement of a social consensus on educational values. 
C)  school restructuring. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  schooling as a response to new social and economic conditions. 
B)  the achievement of a social consensus on educational values. 
C)  school restructuring. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 2

School reform agendas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries were dominated by

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A)  citizenship goals. 
B)  national defense goals. 
C)  socialization and economic goals. 
D)  legal and political goals. 
A)  citizenship goals. 
B)  national defense goals. 
C)  socialization and economic goals. 
D)  legal and political goals.

Question 3

In the 1980s, many American political and business leaders argued that American industry was failing in world markets because American schools were doing their jobs poorly. Educator Frank Margonis offered an alternative perspective by stating that the poor performance of the American economy was due to economic factors apart from the schools. Reflect on these perspectives in terms of the political-economic origins of the contemporary school reform movement. Which perspective do you support? Explain your position with reasoning.

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The perspectives of American political a

Question 4

National defense can be seen as a primary goal in which period of school reform?

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A)  The progressive era 
B)  The post-World War II 
C)  The common school era 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  The progressive era 
B)  The post-World War II 
C)  The common school era 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 5

The concept of "restructuring" in school governance, curriculum, or teaching

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A)  is unique to the current school reform movement and was not found in early movements. 
B)  is found in one way or another in each of the reform movements discussed throughout this book. 
C)  has been rejected by most contemporary school reform advocates. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  is unique to the current school reform movement and was not found in early movements. 
B)  is found in one way or another in each of the reform movements discussed throughout this book. 
C)  has been rejected by most contemporary school reform advocates. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 6

The contemporary school reform movement, like earlier school reform movements in this country,

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A)  was in part a response to new social, economic, and ideological conditions. 
B)  was aimed mainly at preparing citizens to think more critically for a more democratic society. 
C)  was largely driven by teachers' perceptions of changes needed in schools. 
D)  was aimed largely at providing greater teacher authority and autonomy in schooling. 
A)  was in part a response to new social, economic, and ideological conditions. 
B)  was aimed mainly at preparing citizens to think more critically for a more democratic society. 
C)  was largely driven by teachers' perceptions of changes needed in schools. 
D)  was aimed largely at providing greater teacher authority and autonomy in schooling.

Question 7

The goal of the "excellence" movement in American education was to

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A)  enable parents and children to choose which public school to attend. 
B)  provide more educational resources for students who were "at risk" than those who were gifted. 
C)  upgrade the academic skills of all students for the workplace of the future. 
D)  provide tax vouchers to low-income families to help with their children's education in public or private schools. 
A)  enable parents and children to choose which public school to attend. 
B)  provide more educational resources for students who were "at risk" than those who were gifted. 
C)  upgrade the academic skills of all students for the workplace of the future. 
D)  provide tax vouchers to low-income families to help with their children's education in public or private schools.

Question 8

When Dewey wrote, "the only training for occupations is training through occupations," he was advocating

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A)  an activity-oriented and project-centered curriculum. 
B)  occupational preparation. 
C)  intellectual and moral growth. 
D)  both an activity-oriented and project-centered curriculum and intellectual and moral growth. 
A)  an activity-oriented and project-centered curriculum. 
B)  occupational preparation. 
C)  intellectual and moral growth. 
D)  both an activity-oriented and project-centered curriculum and intellectual and moral growth.

Question 9

A basic economic factor by which Margonis shows how the business sector has contributed to the economic decline in the United States is

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A)  corporate flight from one location to another, including abroad, to obtain the most profitable plant locations. 
B)  the international economy. 
C)  federal regulation of corporate activity. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  corporate flight from one location to another, including abroad, to obtain the most profitable plant locations. 
B)  the international economy. 
C)  federal regulation of corporate activity. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 10

Research seems to indicate that general literacy skills

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A)  are a significant contributor to workers' success in the labor market. 
B)  are not as important in getting employment as specific vocational skills. 
C)  are desirable, but they won't help you get a job. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  are a significant contributor to workers' success in the labor market. 
B)  are not as important in getting employment as specific vocational skills. 
C)  are desirable, but they won't help you get a job. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 11

John Dewey's respect for school shops, laboratories, and occupational activities

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A)  was successfully embodied in progressive era vocational education programs. 
B)  did not reflect a belief in "education for the workplace." 
C)  had little or nothing to do with his respect for academic achievement. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  was successfully embodied in progressive era vocational education programs. 
B)  did not reflect a belief in "education for the workplace." 
C)  had little or nothing to do with his respect for academic achievement. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 12

Think about the perspectives that should be considered in the process of school reform. Who should have a voice? Students? Teachers? Community members? Local school board members? State and/or federal level politicians? What is the level of impact that each of these stakeholders has on the system as we know it? What are the moral, philosophical, and social ramifications of the power, or lack thereof, of each of these voices? Support your perspective with evidence and reasoned argument.

Accepted Answer

In the process of school reform, it is c

Question 13

The school choice, charter school, and voucher movements in contemporary American society have been touted as highly democratic solutions to the problem of low-performing public schools. However, they have also been criticized as unconstitutional initiatives that have the potential to harm the poor as well as the health of public schools. Think about this contradiction in terms of the mission of public schooling and its responsibility to society as a whole. On which side of this debate do you find yourself? Explain your position with evidence and reasoned arguments.

Accepted Answer

As a critical thinker, I find myself on

Question 14

Understanding the political economy of the origins of the contemporary school reform movement in America requires recognition of several factors. Which of the following is one such factor?

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A)  The sources of the nation's economic problems resided primarily in economic and political policies, not in schooling policies. 
B)  Insofar as business is intervening to help fund advanced learning, the "high-tech" rationale for school improvement cannot justify concentration of resources only in a relatively small minority of skilled students. 
C)  Most new jobs require advanced understanding of math, science, and technology. 
D)  The establishment of new standards of course taking in the 1980s with the Nation at Risk significantly reduced dropout rates and increased college attainment of the student cohort affected by these changes. 
A)  The sources of the nation's economic problems resided primarily in economic and political policies, not in schooling policies. 
B)  Insofar as business is intervening to help fund advanced learning, the "high-tech" rationale for school improvement cannot justify concentration of resources only in a relatively small minority of skilled students. 
C)  Most new jobs require advanced understanding of math, science, and technology. 
D)  The establishment of new standards of course taking in the 1980s with the Nation at Risk significantly reduced dropout rates and increased college attainment of the student cohort affected by these changes.

School reform movements can be analyzed effectively by examining

School reform agendas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries were dominated by

National defense can be seen as a primary goal in which period of school reform?

The concept of "restructuring" in school governance, curriculum, or teaching

The contemporary school reform movement, like earlier school reform movements in this country,

The goal of the "excellence" movement in American education was to

When Dewey wrote, "the only training for occupations is training through occupations," he was advocating

A basic economic factor by which Margonis shows how the business sector has contributed to the economic decline in the United States is

Research seems to indicate that general literacy skills

John Dewey's respect for school shops, laboratories, and occupational activities

Understanding the political economy of the origins of the contemporary school reform movement in America requires recognition of several factors. Which of the following is one such factor?

Introduction: Understanding School and Society

Liberty and Literacy: The Jeffersonian Ideal

School As a Public Institution: The Common-School ERA

Social Diversity and Differentiated Schooling: The Progressive ERA

Diversity and Equity: Schooling Girls and Women

Diversity and Equity: Schooling and African Americans

Diversity and Equity: Schooling and American Indians

National School Reform: The Early Cold War ERA

Liberty and Literacy Today: Contemporary Perspectives

Teaching in a Public Institution: The Professionalization Movement

Diversity and Equity Today: Defining the Challenge

Diversity and Equity Today: Meeting the Challenge

School and Society: Teaching and Teacher Leadership in the 21st Century

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Exam 11: Differentiated Schooling, Labor Market Preparation, and Contemporary School Reform: The Postcold

School reform movements can be analyzed effectively by examining

School reform agendas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries were dominated by

National defense can be seen as a primary goal in which period of school reform?

The concept of "restructuring" in school governance, curriculum, or teaching

The contemporary school reform movement, like earlier school reform movements in this country,

The goal of the "excellence" movement in American education was to

When Dewey wrote, "the only training for occupations is training through occupations," he was advocating

A basic economic factor by which Margonis shows how the business sector has contributed to the economic decline in the United States is

Research seems to indicate that general literacy skills

John Dewey's respect for school shops, laboratories, and occupational activities

Understanding the political economy of the origins of the contemporary school reform movement in America requires recognition of several factors. Which of the following is one such factor?

Introduction: Understanding School and Society

Liberty and Literacy: The Jeffersonian Ideal

School As a Public Institution: The Common-School ERA

Social Diversity and Differentiated Schooling: The Progressive ERA

Diversity and Equity: Schooling Girls and Women

Diversity and Equity: Schooling and African Americans

Diversity and Equity: Schooling and American Indians

National School Reform: The Early Cold War ERA

Liberty and Literacy Today: Contemporary Perspectives

Teaching in a Public Institution: The Professionalization Movement

Diversity and Equity Today: Defining the Challenge

Diversity and Equity Today: Meeting the Challenge

School and Society: Teaching and Teacher Leadership in the 21st Century

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