Exam 13: Education

In New Brunswick,early childhood educators have formed an association and,over the years,have pressured governments to set standards for their occupation,including minimum educational requirements.There is now legislation that has addressed many of this lobby group's interests.What term best describes this process?

What form of educational system is dominant in Canada?

What is Canada's most impoverished ethnic group?

According to the text,what conclusion can be made regarding measured learning and inequality in education?

When did governments across Canada give public high schools the mandate to retain as many youth for as many years possible as a result of seeing education as increasingly necessary for economic prosperity and the development of individual citizens?

Troy and Tabitha are required to apply human capital theory in an analysis of the Canadian education system.Which of the following research questions would they use?

During World War II,the U.S.Army trained people to be pharmacists in two weeks,whereas today it takes a university degree to qualify for work in this occupation.What term best identifies a trend for higher educational requirements in occupations?

Jill believes that present-day education has become totally rationalized.Which statement would she assert as support of her argument?

What would Marxist sociologists claim schooling's hidden curriculum promotes?

What term describes how schooling affects learners above and beyond the content?

What were the perceived beneficial effects of religious influences in early Canadian schools?

Renato arrived in Canada as a child.He worked hard in high school and excelled,receiving high marks in math,English,and science.However,he cannot afford to go to university so he will not be able to pursue his dream of becoming an architect.Instead,he will join his family's business.According to the text,what is Renato's experience an example of?

After graduation,three friends from high school all continued their education,but in different schools.When they met up 10 years later,one was a doctor,one was a teacher,and one was a car mechanic.According to the text,which aspect of education would Marxists argue this illustrates?

According to the text,what trend can be identified concerning religious influences in Canadian schools?

According to the text,adolescents are largely excluded from "producer" roles and prestigious workplaces,so their main source of reputation stems from elsewhere.What is that source?

In a classroom discussion on education,Chandra extols the virtues of schools and how they promote the values that are integral to a universal and meritocratic society.Which sociological perspective has Chandra adopted?

Trying to make Batool feel welcome in her new school,the teacher asked her to describe how her family had spent the Christmas holidays.Because her family does not celebrate Christmas,Batool felt more alone and different from her classmates.What is this an example of?

According to the text,what is professionalization?

John's counsellor at high school recommended that he take the lower-level math courses,reducing John's confidence in his mathematical abilities.John wanted to be an astronomer,but now feels he needs to find a new career because astronomers need strong math skills.Which educational practice does this example illustrate a drawback of?

When it comes to boys and girls in the classroom,boys consistently have more conflict with teachers because they talk out of turn,show up late,don't do their homework,and act out in class.According to sociologists,which term best describes the part of schooling that boys have problems with?