Exam 20: Education

Getting into college in Japan, compared to Canada, is more a matter of

Social-conflict analysis uses the term ___________ to refer to the categorical assigning of students to different types of education programs.

When schoolteacher Jane Elliot performed an experiment about students who were taught to perceive their abilities positively or negatively, she was investigating which concept?

If school officials consider some children to be gifted, teachers may treat them accordingly and create a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Canada, as compared to the United States, has an education system that

Education is the social institution providing members of a society with important knowledge.

Wealthy British families send their children to "public schools" that are the same as private boarding schools in Canada.

A unified cultural identity, "Canadian," is emphasized in Canadian public schools, but not in Canadian private schools.

In low-income nations today, the vast majority of young people reach secondary school.

A report based on the Pan-Canadian Assessment Program concluded that ___________ came in significantly above the Canadian average in reading and math.

Student loans and bursaries in Canada provide the opportunity for everyone to attend a post-secondary institution.

The subtle presentation of political or cultural ideas in the classroom is termed

Which Canadian university was started in 1636 by the Jesuits, and, therefore, claims to be North America's oldest institution of higher education?

In Canada, schooling is an important path to upward social mobility.

Quick Quiz: -What is taught in schools around the world reflects local cultures.