Exam 8: Todays Students

_______ is the process of attributing behavioral characteristics to all members of a group.

The dropout rate among all migrant workers is 90 percent, and _______ percent leave school before finishing the ninth grade.

_______ is the way of life common to a group of people consisting of their values, attitudes, and beliefs.

_______ is committed to the goal of providing all students, regardless of socioeconomic status, gender, sexual orientation, or ethnic, racial, or cultural backgrounds, with equal opportunities to learn in school.

A strategy for creating a gender-fair classroom is _______.

Using two languages as the medium of instruction is an example of _______.

According to research, _______ contributes most strongly to students' achievement in school.

_______ is a set of beliefs based on the importance of seeing the world from different cultural frames of reference and on recognizing and valuing the rich array of cultures within our nation and global community.

By 2060, the Latino population in the United States is expected to be approximately _______ percent, or more than 128 million.

Describe the purpose of an Afrocentric school. What is the focus of the curriculum and teaching methods?

The guarantee of equal educational opportunity for women was a result of _______.

A(n) _______ is passed on from generation to generation because of the increasing difficulty for children of the poor to receive adequate education and job training.

According to Oakes, and Lipton, gender should be a dimension of _______.

The multicultural curriculum should enable students to do all of the following except _______.

A study of lesbian and gay youth reported that _______ percent of participants believed that their teachers had negative attitudes about homosexuality.