Exam 7: Education

The rise in credential requirements in many occupations today is a result of middle-class professionals' attempts to raise their ______.

Research about how teacher expectations of students affect students' perceptions of themselves and their achievement is most closely associated with ______.

Research on summer learning loss suggests that less-advantaged students lose upward of ______ of learning during the summer due to the absence of reading material at home.

According to Pierre Bourdieu,knowledge about music,art,and literature are examples of ______ capital.

All of the following theorists argued that there is a direct correspondence between the organization of schools and the economic organization of capitalist society EXCEPT ______.

Which of the following would be considered to be an inferior school?

The Supreme Court's 1973 decision ______ declared there is no constitutional right under the Fourteenth Amendment to an equal education.

What was the name of the documentary that filmed two Black children and their educational experience?

When boys flaunt their lack of preparation and assert that common sense and street-smarts trump book smarts,they are demonstrating ______.

______ was the primary piece of federal legislation designed to address educational achievement gaps in the United States from 1965 to 2001.

Basil Bernstein argues that because schools rely on a ______ code for instruction and for organizing interactions between students and teachers,______children are disadvantaged.

Research finds that unusually effective schools often have flexibility for teachers and administrators to experiment and the ability to adapt to new situations and problems.

Which of the following was considered to be the most influential interactionist theorist?

______ is a system in which talent and hard work are expected to determine the allocation of individuals to positions.

______ is the most comprehensive federal education policy in U.S.history.

Which theory suggests that working-class and non-White families often lack cultural resources and arrive at school at a significant disadvantage as a result?

The theory that there is a direct correspondence between the organization of schools and the economic organization of capitalist society is most closely associated with ______.

Community schools place an emphasis on building collective efficacy and developing a communal political voice that works toward justice for everyone in the neighborhood.Notable examples of community schools that are also full-service schools are Geoffrey Canada's Harlem Children's Zone schools in New York City.Geoffrey Canada's programs use a "cradle to college" approach to improve students' academic outcomes.Briefly explain how this program increases students' academics.

Code theory was developed by ______.

Functionalists do not believe a meritocracy should guarantee ______,only that the role of schooling is to provide ______ to compete for unequal results.