Question 1

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Educational qualifications helped her overcome the stigma attached to being a woman in a male field. 
B)  Her opportunities were enhanced by the type of social networks that university opened to her. 
C)  Scholarships form part of an affirmative action approach,levelling the playing field for the disadvantaged. 
D)  Meritocracy worked in this instance,where a gifted person otherwise would have languished.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)  meritocracy 
B)  hidden curriculum 
C)  democracy 
D)  functionalism

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a hindrance and distraction to learning,which supports the use of school uniforms. 
B)  It is a by-product of their relative immaturity and lack of taste in style,clothing,etc. 
C)  It is a response to adolescent social conditions that leave them little other power or choice. 
D)  It is merely a stage of socialization many children go through that eventually passes.

Question 4

Which of the following more closely approximates a total institution?

Accepted Answer

A)  boarding school 
B)  university 
C)  public school 
D)  online education

Question 5

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

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Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  25 
C)  50 
D)  58

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Talcott Parsons 
B)  Department of Education 
C)  Egerton Ryerson 
D)  Paul Willis

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)  confrontations with teachers,fighting,smoking,drinking,and sexually acting out 
B)  among males,increased motivation demonstrated by studying harder and applying themselves 
C)  among females,more modesty,being demure and ladylike,and mannerly 
D)  a refusal to consider postsecondary educational opportunities

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  hidden curriculum 
B)  meritocracy 
C)  iron law of education 
D)  innate intelligence

Question 11

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  credential-employment 
B)  general education 
C)  human capital 
D)  training emphasis

Question 12

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

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Question 13

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.

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Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  identifying 
B)  streaming 
C)  selection 
D)  status

Question 15

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  More school time is spent on education,lessons,and learning than on conduct. 
B)  Schools spend most of their time trying to get students interested in social justice. 
C)  More school time is about personal conduct and students being orderly than about learning. 
D)  Educators are preoccupied with promoting issues about the importance of democracy.

Question 16

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

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Question 18

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  It reinforces the class structure and blocks upward mobility and life chances. 
B)  It produces reactions from social control mechanisms and many youth are jailed. 
C)  It delays the maturation of these individuals and they get a late start in life. 
D)  It sets off a rash of self-destructive behaviour full of drug taking and suicide.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Students are freer to choose their own tasks and work in groups. 
B)  Students are no longer given small rewards for compliance. 
C)  Teachers tend to focus their attention more on the high achievers. 
D)  There is a greater emphasis on order and respect for rules.

Exam 13: Education

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?

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

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.

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?