Question 1

In the authors' view, Collier's approach to scientific management of Indian education would

Accepted Answer

A)  force European knowledge and values upon the Indians against their will. 
B)  allow Indian tribes to frame and execute their own educational purposes. 
C)  enlist Indians willingly into assimilationist education. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  force European knowledge and values upon the Indians against their will. 
B)  allow Indian tribes to frame and execute their own educational purposes. 
C)  enlist Indians willingly into assimilationist education. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. C

Question 2

Patricia Locke, former president of the National Indian Education Association, believes that the best teachers of Native American children will be

Accepted Answer

A)  graduates of accredited schools and colleges of education. 
B)  members of the children's own tribe, especially if they have not attended White colleges of education. 
C)  White teachers who have been trained by Indians for at least two years. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  graduates of accredited schools and colleges of education. 
B)  members of the children's own tribe, especially if they have not attended White colleges of education. 
C)  White teachers who have been trained by Indians for at least two years. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. B

Question 3

Collier believed that

Accepted Answer

A)  American Indian youths would benefit more in schools away from the reservations. 
B)  American Indian society would benefit more by having more schools on or near the reservations. 
C)  American Indians should be responsible for the education of their own children. 
D)  American Indian youths do not need to be educated. 
A)  American Indian youths would benefit more in schools away from the reservations. 
B)  American Indian society would benefit more by having more schools on or near the reservations. 
C)  American Indians should be responsible for the education of their own children. 
D)  American Indian youths do not need to be educated. B

Question 4

This chapter addressed the issues of "cultural pluralism" (valuing and maintaining cultural and linguistic differences within a society) versus "assimilation." What are these two concepts? How can understanding these concepts impact how we think about education and marginalized groups within contemporary society?

Accepted Answer

Cultural pluralism refers to the idea of

Question 5

Today, Indian education as an institution

Accepted Answer

A)  has successfully addressed issues of illiteracy, poverty, and cultural division. 
B)  is beholden to private, federal, and state control. 
C)  is controlled by each tribe. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  has successfully addressed issues of illiteracy, poverty, and cultural division. 
B)  is beholden to private, federal, and state control. 
C)  is controlled by each tribe. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 6

Journalist John L. O'Sullivan's often-quoted term manifest destiny describes

Accepted Answer

A)  the necessity of teaching Indians the habits and practices of the yeoman farmer. 
B)  a distinct political society capable of self-government. 
C)  a popular American justification for subduing all native cultures on the continent. 
D)  the European idea of capital gain and accumulation. 
A)  the necessity of teaching Indians the habits and practices of the yeoman farmer. 
B)  a distinct political society capable of self-government. 
C)  a popular American justification for subduing all native cultures on the continent. 
D)  the European idea of capital gain and accumulation.

Question 7

European and Native American cultural values in terms of _____ were closely aligned.

Accepted Answer

A)  the idea that to be civilized was to live in harmony with the environment 
B)  the significance of the independent individual 
C)  Christian morality 
D)  None of these answers is correct 
A)  the idea that to be civilized was to live in harmony with the environment 
B)  the significance of the independent individual 
C)  Christian morality 
D)  None of these answers is correct

Question 8

The complexity of Indian education is partly because Native Americans

Accepted Answer

A)  are stubborn and less intelligent people who resist European culture. 
B)  are not aware of the benefits of education. 
C)  have resisted Euro-American schooling as an institution that could damage their traditional, spiritual, and historic knowledge. 
D)  see no value at all to White people's education. 
A)  are stubborn and less intelligent people who resist European culture. 
B)  are not aware of the benefits of education. 
C)  have resisted Euro-American schooling as an institution that could damage their traditional, spiritual, and historic knowledge. 
D)  see no value at all to White people's education.

Question 9

Collier's emphasis on making Indian education significantly more realistic was based on his

Accepted Answer

A)  expectations of Indians' future roles in society and in the work force. 
B)  belief in cultural pluralism. 
C)  belief that Indians needed to learn more about democracy in order to participate fully in the society they would enter after graduation. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  expectations of Indians' future roles in society and in the work force. 
B)  belief in cultural pluralism. 
C)  belief that Indians needed to learn more about democracy in order to participate fully in the society they would enter after graduation. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 10

According to Collier, the aim of the Indian Service has been to

Accepted Answer

A)  convert American Indians to Christianity. 
B)  help American Indians preserve their culture. 
C)  make go-getters of Indians. 
D)  convert American Indians to Christianity and to make go-getters of Indians. 
A)  convert American Indians to Christianity. 
B)  help American Indians preserve their culture. 
C)  make go-getters of Indians. 
D)  convert American Indians to Christianity and to make go-getters of Indians.

Question 11

The "trust" relationship that Native Americans have with the United States means that

Accepted Answer

A)  Indians can reliably trust the United States to honor treaties formed with native peoples. 
B)  Native American options are limited by treaties that they did not understand when they signed them. 
C)  Indian peoples' sovereign status as independent nations is protected by treaty with the U.S. government. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  Indians can reliably trust the United States to honor treaties formed with native peoples. 
B)  Native American options are limited by treaties that they did not understand when they signed them. 
C)  Indian peoples' sovereign status as independent nations is protected by treaty with the U.S. government. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 12

The Dawes Allotment Act

Accepted Answer

A)  was intended to change Indian notions of communal property. 
B)  was intended to teach Indians the habits and practices of the yeoman farmer. 
C)  contributed to the breakup of tribal Indian lands and therefore to the breakup of tribal unity and identity. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  was intended to change Indian notions of communal property. 
B)  was intended to teach Indians the habits and practices of the yeoman farmer. 
C)  contributed to the breakup of tribal Indian lands and therefore to the breakup of tribal unity and identity. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 13

Explain how U.S. policy toward Native American education may be seen as part of a larger cultural, social, and economic conflict between Native Americans and the dominant White culture.

Accepted Answer

U.S. policy toward Native American educa

Question 14

Show how the educational policy of the Bureau of Indian Affairs during the 1930s and 1940s may be considered "progressive."

Accepted Answer

The educational policy of the Bureau of

Question 15

Collier's respect for "child study" in education is an evidence of

Accepted Answer

A)  progressive educational ideals. 
B)  lingering classical liberal approaches to education. 
C)  a commitment to faculty psychology. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  progressive educational ideals. 
B)  lingering classical liberal approaches to education. 
C)  a commitment to faculty psychology. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 16

The Merriam Report of 1928 in part

Accepted Answer

A)  addressed the progressive educational reform of Indian children. 
B)  argued for equality for African American students. 
C)  addressed the progressive educational reform of Indian children and argued for equality for African American students. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  addressed the progressive educational reform of Indian children. 
B)  argued for equality for African American students. 
C)  addressed the progressive educational reform of Indian children and argued for equality for African American students. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 17

The educational attempts by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and others to assimilate Native Americans resulted in the

Accepted Answer

A)  loss of cultural identity of Native Americans. 
B)  legal protection of Native American cultures. 
C)  legal restriction of Native American cultures. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  loss of cultural identity of Native Americans. 
B)  legal protection of Native American cultures. 
C)  legal restriction of Native American cultures. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 18

Assimilation for Native Americans differs from assimilation for Irish and other European groups in that

Accepted Answer

A)  Native Americans were expected to assimilate into the invading culture. 
B)  non-Native Americans assimilated to a culture very similar to their own. 
C)  Irish and other European groups could resist assimilation by returning home. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  Native Americans were expected to assimilate into the invading culture. 
B)  non-Native Americans assimilated to a culture very similar to their own. 
C)  Irish and other European groups could resist assimilation by returning home. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 19

Which of these aspects of U.S. government trusteeship of Native Americans has been and continues to be contested?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rights of Native Americans to manage their own affairs 
B)  Rights of Native Americans to manage their own resources 
C)  Government provision of educational opportunities for Native Americans 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  Rights of Native Americans to manage their own affairs 
B)  Rights of Native Americans to manage their own resources 
C)  Government provision of educational opportunities for Native Americans 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 20

Willard Wolcott Beatty, the seventh president of the Progressive Education Association from 1933 to 1937, believed in all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  linguistic pluralism for Indians. 
B)  that progressive principles would improve Indian output in school achievement and in jobs. 
C)  vocational education as the answer to many of the problems associated with educating Indians. 
D)  that the school should be a culture spreading medium for European values among Indian peoples. 
A)  linguistic pluralism for Indians. 
B)  that progressive principles would improve Indian output in school achievement and in jobs. 
C)  vocational education as the answer to many of the problems associated with educating Indians. 
D)  that the school should be a culture spreading medium for European values among Indian peoples.

In the authors' view, Collier's approach to scientific management of Indian education would

Patricia Locke, former president of the National Indian Education Association, believes that the best teachers of Native American children will be

Collier believed that

Today, Indian education as an institution

Journalist John L. O'Sullivan's often-quoted term manifest destiny describes

European and Native American cultural values in terms of _____ were closely aligned.

The complexity of Indian education is partly because Native Americans

Collier's emphasis on making Indian education significantly more realistic was based on his

According to Collier, the aim of the Indian Service has been to

The "trust" relationship that Native Americans have with the United States means that

The Dawes Allotment Act

Explain how U.S. policy toward Native American education may be seen as part of a larger cultural, social, and economic conflict between Native Americans and the dominant White culture.

Show how the educational policy of the Bureau of Indian Affairs during the 1930s and 1940s may be considered "progressive."

Collier's respect for "child study" in education is an evidence of

The Merriam Report of 1928 in part

The educational attempts by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and others to assimilate Native Americans resulted in the

Assimilation for Native Americans differs from assimilation for Irish and other European groups in that

Which of these aspects of U.S. government trusteeship of Native Americans has been and continues to be contested?

Willard Wolcott Beatty, the seventh president of the Progressive Education Association from 1933 to 1937, believed in all of the following except

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

National School Reform: The Early Cold War ERA

Liberty and Literacy Today: Contemporary Perspectives

Teaching in a Public Institution: The Professionalization Movement

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

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

Filters

Exam 7: Diversity and Equity: Schooling and American Indians

In the authors' view, Collier's approach to scientific management of Indian education would

Patricia Locke, former president of the National Indian Education Association, believes that the best teachers of Native American children will be

Collier believed that

Today, Indian education as an institution

Journalist John L. O'Sullivan's often-quoted term manifest destiny describes

European and Native American cultural values in terms of _____ were closely aligned.

The complexity of Indian education is partly because Native Americans

Collier's emphasis on making Indian education significantly more realistic was based on his

According to Collier, the aim of the Indian Service has been to

The "trust" relationship that Native Americans have with the United States means that

The Dawes Allotment Act

Explain how U.S. policy toward Native American education may be seen as part of a larger cultural, social, and economic conflict between Native Americans and the dominant White culture.

Show how the educational policy of the Bureau of Indian Affairs during the 1930s and 1940s may be considered "progressive."

Collier's respect for "child study" in education is an evidence of

The Merriam Report of 1928 in part

The educational attempts by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and others to assimilate Native Americans resulted in the

Assimilation for Native Americans differs from assimilation for Irish and other European groups in that

Which of these aspects of U.S. government trusteeship of Native Americans has been and continues to be contested?

Willard Wolcott Beatty, the seventh president of the Progressive Education Association from 1933 to 1937, believed in all of the following except

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

National School Reform: The Early Cold War ERA

Liberty and Literacy Today: Contemporary Perspectives

Teaching in a Public Institution: The Professionalization Movement

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

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

Filters