Exam 7: Structural and Social Inequalities in Schooling

What approximate percentage of Canadian students have a disability?

A person's sex would be considered an _____ characteristic.

How do the science and math test scores of girls compare to boys?

Unlike first generation immigrants, this generation immigrated as a young child but has since had a significant amount of early schooling in Canada.

Evaluated by grades and standardized test performance, educational ______ is the extent to Which a student does well in school.

People with only _____ disabilities are just as likely to achieve higher educational attainment as Those without disabilities.

A group considered a minority due to the historical circumstances under which they were conquered and enslaved would be considered a _____ minorities.

Like Aboriginal communities, _____ advocacy groups suggest that mainstreaming students can Devalue their culture and prevent the development of identity.

What factor usually results in more rural students dropping out of school early?

The role of parental optimism in the success of immigrant children exemplifies the power of _____ over socioeconomic status.

What percentage of LGBT students reported hearing homophobic or transphobic comments in school?

A minor removed from his or her family due to violence or unrest by a government jurisdiction is considered a child in

Like those with effective codes of conduct, students who attended a school with _____ anti-Homophobia policies were significantly less likely to report negative experiences.

Like most current standardized test results, immigrant boys had _____ test results compared to Immigrant girls.

Like minority and low socioeconomic students, immigrant children are more likely to be placed in what kind of academic streams?

The stigmatization of _____ children could be seen by their inclusion in special education Institutions.

Like early childhood programs, intervention programs used later in life have shown successful in reducing

_____ were the main advocates for the reform of special education in Canada.

The employment status of parents, surrounding levels of poverty and the quality of local schools combine to form _____ effects.

The roles played by "protective factors" in various social spheres that reduce the impact of risk factors can be examined in which social theory?