Exam 13: Education

An academically proficient woman of working-class background goes to university on financially plentiful scholarships and while there she meets her future partner,who is connected to the upper echelons of Canada's Foreign Service.They marry and she eventually becomes a senior government bureaucrat.According to the text,how has her education helped her career?

Which term describes schooling that rewards talent and a competitive- and achievement-oriented effort?

According to the text,how have sociologists interpreted the obsession of young people with physical appearance?

Which of the following more closely approximates a total institution?

Explain credential inflation and professionalization.Is there a relationship between them or are they discrete and exclusive concepts?

In the 1960s,what percentage of Canadian university graduates were women?

Who is considered to be the "father of public schooling" in Ontario?

According to the text,which of the following is a subcultural response that a student may resort to when labelled as an underachiever?

In comparison with European countries,Canadian education has been quite restrictive and inflexible.

The teacher gives her Grade 3 students a star every time they get a perfect score on the weekly spelling test.At the end of the year,the student with the most stars gets a prize.What does this contest teach students the benefits of?

A newspaper story recounts the resistance of a small liberal arts university to partnerships with community colleges.University faculty say specific job training and a focus on employability is not their mandate;however,the government wants more emphasis on education for employment.Which theory identifies the government's perspective on education?

Dr.Howard Gardner (1998)proposed that there are eight different kinds of intelligence.List three of them and outline their core components.

When applied to education,the concept "American Dream" refers to the notion that it is possible for any motivated and hardworking young person to be successful in the education system,leading to socioeconomic success and upward social mobility in adulthood.Is this a myth or is it reality? Discuss,incorporating evidence drawn from this chapter.

According to the text,which term best describes the traditional form of education in Canada?

In a class debate,Bob is required to defend the Marxist position that school is primarily a system designed to reinforce capitalism.Which of the following examples would he give to support his argument?

Rooted in the ideas of John Dewey,the concept of progressive pedagogy is based on nurturing intrinsic forms of motivation and the engagement of students in the learning process.

Define and explain the significance of the hidden curriculum in education.

Due to a recent recession and skyrocketing unemployment rates,a whole generation of youth have adopted a pessimistic outlook on the value of education.These youth have gathered together to develop a nihilistic subculture,protesting that educational achievement and the adoption of meritocratic values are of little use given the economic situation of the country.What is the consequence of resistance for many of these youth?

Despite the efforts of many educators and enacted policies,women are still lagging behind men on most measures of education attainment.

According to the text,how has the way that teachers treat students changed?