Schools and Society: A Sociological Approach to Education 5th Edition

According to Bracey, only one statistic is needed to understand a simple phenomenon. a. True b. False Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b Many large data sets relating to schools and education are collected by the U. S. government. a. True b. False Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a Lortie found that principals' complaints about scarcity of time were related

Anyon cited the following group as important in early educational reforms: a. Immigrants and Blacks b. Unions c. Teachers d. All of the above e. None of the above Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d Bowen, Chingos, and McPherson argue that: a. Race should be used as a criteria for college admissions b. The "net price" of college is higher for

Which of the following does Bracey suggest is a basic principle of data interpretation using statistics: a. Beware of selectivity b. Ensure groups are comparable c. Know differences between rates and scores d. B and C above e. All of the above Answer: e Answer: e Answer: e According to Logan, Minda, and Adar, when controlling for all other

Charter schools are always held accountable for their performance. a. True b. False Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b According to Warren and Grodsky, implementation of exit exams have not been successful because: a. They are challenged in court b. They raise standards too high for most students to pass c. They are not supported by politicians d. All

According to the Tennessee STAR Project, standard classes are those with: a. One certificated teacher and less than 20 students b. One certificated teacher and more than 20 students c. One certificated teacher and 1 full-time aide d. One full-time aide with 20 or more students e. None of the above Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b According

As noted in the introduction, institutional theory focuses on the influence of the: a. government b. global environment c. institutions, such as religion d. All of the above e. None of the above Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b According to Durkheim, the role of education is to teach the child morality is part of what aspect of

Principals listed the evaluation and supervision of teachers as the second most difficult task they faced in Lortie's study. a. True b. False Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b Baker and LeTendre describe public schooling for large numbers of children as: a. Deschooling b. Mass schooling c. Selective schooling d. Global schooling e. None of the above Answer: b Answer: b Answer:

Ballantine and Spade, Schools and Society 5th Edition Instructor Resource 1. How would you use functional, conflict, and symbolic interaction theory to explain the fact that African American students do not, on average, achieve at the same level as Caucasian students in American schools? Correct Answer:

Ballantine and Spade, Schools and Society 5th Edition Instructor Resource 1. What are the advantages and limitations to using qualitative methodologies to study educational processes? Correct Answer: Varies Correct Answer: Varies Correct Answer: Varies 2. What are the advantages and limitations to using quantitative

Ballantine and Spade, Schools and Society 5th Edition Instructor Resource 1. What do Meyer and Rowan mean by "corporate schooling" and how does this affect student learning? Correct Answer: Varies Correct Answer: Varies Correct Answer: Varies 2. Using information from Warren and Grodsky's article,

Ballantine and Spade, Schools and Society 5th Edition Instructor Resource 1. Describe the ways in which the various levels of the school organization might be connected to form one coherent production process for the school? Correct Answer: Varies Correct Answer: Varies Correct Answer: Varies

Ballantine and Spade, Schools and Society 5th Edition Instructor Resource 1. Why is the role of the principal a balancing act? Describe two challenges Lortie found in his study of principals. Correct Answer: Varies Correct Answer: Varies Correct Answer: Varies 2. Identify

Ballantine and Spade, Schools and Society 5th Edition Instructor Resource 1. Describe the ways in which media might influence the structure of knowledge. Correct Answer: Varies Correct Answer: Varies Correct Answer: Varies 2. Discuss how knowledge is created from a sociological standpoint. Where does

Ballantine and Spade, Schools and Society 5th Edition Instructor Resource 1. Why are racially segregated schools still shown to be unequal in student achievement? What accounts for the differences in achievement levels between schools? Correct Answer: Varies Correct Answer: Varies Correct Answer: Varies 2.

Ballantine and Spade, Schools and Society 5th Edition Instructor Resource 1. Describe the history of desegregation and explain why these efforts failed. Correct Answer: Varies Correct Answer: Varies Correct Answer: Varies 2. How did desegregation impact White students relative to Black students? Correct

Ballantine and Spade, Schools and Society 5th Edition Instructor Resource 1. Describe factors that have led Universities to shift their organization and management models to more become business focused. Correct Answer: Varies Correct Answer: Varies Correct Answer: Varies 2. What policies would you recommend

Ballantine and Spade, Schools and Society 5th Edition Instructor Resource 1. Discuss two difficulties in defining globalization as it relates to schooling using illustrations from the readings. 2. In what ways might the global trends outlined by Baker and Letendre affect educational and social inequality

Ballantine and Spade, Schools and Society 5th Edition Instructor Resource 1. Using two articles in Chapter 11, describe two social groups that are likely to fight school reform and describe the reasons why they would do so. Correct Answer: Varies Correct Answer: Varies Correct

According to Barr and Dreeben, textbooks are productive resources only in classrooms, but have meaning at all levels of the hierarchy of schools. a. True b. False Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a Teachers are unwilling to change the expectations of a "common script" even when students are resistant to it. a. True b. False Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a According

Students with parents that have both low and high SES tend to suffer 'summer setback" the same. a. True b. False Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b There is a tendency for schools to remain "as is" rather than create long-term change. a. True b. False Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a Cultural pluralism refers to: a. The practice of looking