Exam 11: Education: What Are We Learning

Conflict theorists see institutions like education as tools of powerful, affluent groups to ensure that their self-interests are met.

List and discuss the three sources of inequality in schools presented in the text. Provide examples.

According to structural-functionalists, what is a manifest function of education?

Low achievement is linked to low expectations.

What is the hidden curriculum? Provide examples.

The authors argue that a syllabus in college classrooms represents part of:

Providing an opportunity for peer cultures to develop is a manifest function of education.

Discuss the sources of public school spending the United States educational system. Where does the majority of the funding come from and who is primarily disadvantaged by the lack of funding?

Compare and contrast the functionalist and conflict perspectives on education. Provide examples.

Compare and contrast the formal system of education with the informal system of education found in American schools. In your essay, address the role of these systems in student success and achievement. Also, address how the formal and informal systems affect the role of teachers and the role of students.

Which of the following measures is used to determine educational quality?

Asians have the highest high school completion rate.

Racial inequalities in early schooling have little impact later in life.

Link completes all assigned homework to succeed in school. According to Robert Merton's goals-means taxonomy, Link is best described as a (n):

Recent research findings indicate that boys have more struggles with self-esteem than girls do, especially in middle school.

Ty is an eighth-grade music teacher. Ty must support and encourage his students, but he must also give them poor grades for not learning their music. This causes Ty to experience:

Discuss the various types of harassment that students face in the educational system. Who is more likely to experience harassment-boys or girls? Why do you think this is so?

Teacher satisfaction has declined dramatically since 2008.

The major recommendation made by the Coleman Report was to:

Lani is very strong in language and writing classes. She aspires to be a journalist, and her teachers largely believe that she is capable of achieving this goal. However, Lani does not excel in her math or music courses and is in jeopardy of not graduating because of her poor grades in math and music. The emphasis on following a standard curriculum for all students best reflects which aspect of Weber's bureaucratic model?