Question 1

Social-efficiency progressives cited society's need for a curriculum that

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A)  was designed around the perceived needs of a student. 
B)  encouraged respect for experts. 
C)  reflected social conditions. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  was designed around the perceived needs of a student. 
B)  encouraged respect for experts. 
C)  reflected social conditions. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 2

The dreams of Jewish immigrants, like the dreams of other new immigrants, were only partially realized because

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A)  they encountered considerable prejudice from established Euro-American groups. 
B)  they encountered considerable prejudice from "new" immigrants. 
C)  education did not play as important a role in the Jewish culture as it did in the United States. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  they encountered considerable prejudice from established Euro-American groups. 
B)  they encountered considerable prejudice from "new" immigrants. 
C)  education did not play as important a role in the Jewish culture as it did in the United States. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 3

Dewey wanted occupational activities to form an important part of elementary school operations to

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A)  provide concrete motive and meaning to teaching. 
B)  ensure positive and lasting results for instruction. 
C)  bring about a vital relation between life within and outside the school. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  provide concrete motive and meaning to teaching. 
B)  ensure positive and lasting results for instruction. 
C)  bring about a vital relation between life within and outside the school. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 4

During the progressive era, enormous changes were occurring that seemed to threaten the widely held belief that America was a land of opportunity, with plenty for everyone. The new immigrants were seen as part of this threat because it was believed that they

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A)  took away jobs from the old immigrants. 
B)  were polluting the genetic stock of America. 
C)  had no valuable job skills. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  took away jobs from the old immigrants. 
B)  were polluting the genetic stock of America. 
C)  had no valuable job skills. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 5

Reliance on experts to determine the best courses of social programming

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A)  weakened the political efficacy of the common person. 
B)  strengthened participatory democracy. 
C)  ensured the protection of the least powerful from abuses of the ward system. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  weakened the political efficacy of the common person. 
B)  strengthened participatory democracy. 
C)  ensured the protection of the least powerful from abuses of the ward system. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 6

IQ tests were believed to be accurate tools for

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A)  assessing the probable and evident destinies of students. 
B)  making schools more democratic. 
C)  measuring a student's abilities. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  assessing the probable and evident destinies of students. 
B)  making schools more democratic. 
C)  measuring a student's abilities. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 7

Dewey advocated bringing activities based on occupations, with which students were familiar, into the curriculum. He favored this because

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A)  the industrialization era required children to learn trade skills as early as possible. 
B)  he wanted education to be more relevant to the nonschool life of students. 
C)  he wanted education to be centered on society, not on children. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  the industrialization era required children to learn trade skills as early as possible. 
B)  he wanted education to be more relevant to the nonschool life of students. 
C)  he wanted education to be centered on society, not on children. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 8

What does the phrase "equal educational opportunity" mean in terms of both the "social-efficiency" and "developmental democracy" progressives? Discuss the difference in perspectives and evaluate the degree to which one or the other concept, in your view, was a better response to the needs of American society in the decades following the turn of the century. What does "equal educational opportunity" mean to you in terms of education today? How will you, as a teacher, seek to actualize this "equal educational opportunity" vision in your practice?

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The phrase "equal educational opportunit

Question 9

Eliot and others saw schooling as a way to teach students to respect experts. This can contribute to social stability because it

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A)  increases the number of proposals for planning social programs. 
B)  decreases the probability that ineffective social programming will be pursued. 
C)  encourages people to accept their lot in life. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  increases the number of proposals for planning social programs. 
B)  decreases the probability that ineffective social programming will be pursued. 
C)  encourages people to accept their lot in life. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 10

The debate about education for its own sake versus education for a particular role in society continues today. What are some of the ways you see this disagreement being played out in today's educational environment? In your experience, how do you think schools today tend to orient themselves-toward a classical educational model or toward a more vocational one-and what are your thoughts about this?

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In today's educational environment, the

Question 11

Charles Eliot and other social-efficiency liberals believed that they were serving the interests of democracy with their vision of progressive education. Explain their point of view according to their conception of democracy. Next, evaluate their educational and political points of view by your definition of the educational requirements of democracy.

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Charles Eliot and other social-efficienc

Question 12

Centralization of urban government was advocated in part as a way to overcome the abuses of the ward system. This change in city government had the effect(s) of

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A)  further marginalizing minority groups. 
B)  reducing social class stratification. 
C)  strengthening populism. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  further marginalizing minority groups. 
B)  reducing social class stratification. 
C)  strengthening populism. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 13

Classical liberal emphasis on individualism was reflected in the desire for what we have termed "negative freedom." In contrast to this, the modern liberals desired

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A)  government regulations to protect certain freedoms. 
B)  a noninterventionist laissez-faire government. 
C)  individual autonomy to survive difficult times rather than government support. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  government regulations to protect certain freedoms. 
B)  a noninterventionist laissez-faire government. 
C)  individual autonomy to survive difficult times rather than government support. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 14

The establishment of commissions that regulated the new giant corporations and monopolies

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A)  resulted in regulations that protected consumers from abuse by monopolistic practices. 
B)  tended to further erode the public accountability of government agencies. 
C)  contributed to the decentralization of monopolistic power. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  resulted in regulations that protected consumers from abuse by monopolistic practices. 
B)  tended to further erode the public accountability of government agencies. 
C)  contributed to the decentralization of monopolistic power. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 15

"Equal educational opportunity" aimed to provide a student with an education most appropriate for his or her potential and

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A)  historically offered a way to overcome societal differences resulting from economic class, ethnicity, and gender. 
B)  did not expect everyone to be able to master the same basic material. 
C)  relied to some extent on predicting an individual's future. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  historically offered a way to overcome societal differences resulting from economic class, ethnicity, and gender. 
B)  did not expect everyone to be able to master the same basic material. 
C)  relied to some extent on predicting an individual's future. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 16

Opposition to the scientific management of workers came from several perspectives. Among these were advocates of

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A)  agrarian localism. 
B)  industrial democracy. 
C)  trade unionism. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  agrarian localism. 
B)  industrial democracy. 
C)  trade unionism. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 17

The progressive reform of city governments at the turn of the century can be seen as a

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A)  victory of the blue-collar and ethnic majority over professional and business class interests. 
B)  victory of experts making decisions over public debate. 
C)  beginning of the "ward boss" system. 
D)  concentration of power being redistributed to a majority of the people. 
A)  victory of the blue-collar and ethnic majority over professional and business class interests. 
B)  victory of experts making decisions over public debate. 
C)  beginning of the "ward boss" system. 
D)  concentration of power being redistributed to a majority of the people.

Question 18

Dewey's concept of a free individual as one who can frame and execute his or her own purposes is in sharp contrast to the concepts embedded in

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A)  progressive vocational education. 
B)  participatory democracy. 
C)  classical liberalism. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  progressive vocational education. 
B)  participatory democracy. 
C)  classical liberalism. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 19

It has been said that the classical curriculum aimed to prepare all students to be president of the United States. Because this is an unrealistic goal for most people, it was argued, the country needs a curriculum that will help students get jobs in the existing, and predicted, economy. This line of argument represents

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A)  support for vocational education. 
B)  a manpower model of schooling. 
C)  an economic justification of schooling. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  support for vocational education. 
B)  a manpower model of schooling. 
C)  an economic justification of schooling. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 20

The introduction of Taylor's scientific management in industry was aimed at

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A)  increasing production. 
B)  diminishing workforce autonomy. 
C)  controlling knowledge. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  increasing production. 
B)  diminishing workforce autonomy. 
C)  controlling knowledge. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Social-efficiency progressives cited society's need for a curriculum that

The dreams of Jewish immigrants, like the dreams of other new immigrants, were only partially realized because

Dewey wanted occupational activities to form an important part of elementary school operations to

During the progressive era, enormous changes were occurring that seemed to threaten the widely held belief that America was a land of opportunity, with plenty for everyone. The new immigrants were seen as part of this threat because it was believed that they

Reliance on experts to determine the best courses of social programming

IQ tests were believed to be accurate tools for

Dewey advocated bringing activities based on occupations, with which students were familiar, into the curriculum. He favored this because

Eliot and others saw schooling as a way to teach students to respect experts. This can contribute to social stability because it

Centralization of urban government was advocated in part as a way to overcome the abuses of the ward system. This change in city government had the effect(s) of

Classical liberal emphasis on individualism was reflected in the desire for what we have termed "negative freedom." In contrast to this, the modern liberals desired

The establishment of commissions that regulated the new giant corporations and monopolies

"Equal educational opportunity" aimed to provide a student with an education most appropriate for his or her potential and

Opposition to the scientific management of workers came from several perspectives. Among these were advocates of

The progressive reform of city governments at the turn of the century can be seen as a

Dewey's concept of a free individual as one who can frame and execute his or her own purposes is in sharp contrast to the concepts embedded in

The introduction of Taylor's scientific management in industry was aimed at

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Exam 4: Social Diversity and Differentiated Schooling: The Progressive ERA

Social-efficiency progressives cited society's need for a curriculum that

The dreams of Jewish immigrants, like the dreams of other new immigrants, were only partially realized because

Dewey wanted occupational activities to form an important part of elementary school operations to

During the progressive era, enormous changes were occurring that seemed to threaten the widely held belief that America was a land of opportunity, with plenty for everyone. The new immigrants were seen as part of this threat because it was believed that they

Reliance on experts to determine the best courses of social programming

IQ tests were believed to be accurate tools for

Dewey advocated bringing activities based on occupations, with which students were familiar, into the curriculum. He favored this because

Eliot and others saw schooling as a way to teach students to respect experts. This can contribute to social stability because it

Centralization of urban government was advocated in part as a way to overcome the abuses of the ward system. This change in city government had the effect(s) of

Classical liberal emphasis on individualism was reflected in the desire for what we have termed "negative freedom." In contrast to this, the modern liberals desired

The establishment of commissions that regulated the new giant corporations and monopolies

"Equal educational opportunity" aimed to provide a student with an education most appropriate for his or her potential and

Opposition to the scientific management of workers came from several perspectives. Among these were advocates of

The progressive reform of city governments at the turn of the century can be seen as a

Dewey's concept of a free individual as one who can frame and execute his or her own purposes is in sharp contrast to the concepts embedded in

The introduction of Taylor's scientific management in industry was aimed at

Introduction: Understanding School and Society

Liberty and Literacy: The Jeffersonian Ideal

School As a Public Institution: The Common-School ERA

Diversity and Equity: Schooling Girls and Women

Diversity and Equity: Schooling and African Americans

Diversity and Equity: Schooling and American Indians

National School Reform: The Early Cold War ERA

Liberty and Literacy Today: Contemporary Perspectives

Teaching in a Public Institution: The Professionalization Movement

Differentiated Schooling, Labor Market Preparation, and Contemporary School Reform: The Postcold

Diversity and Equity Today: Defining the Challenge

Diversity and Equity Today: Meeting the Challenge

School and Society: Teaching and Teacher Leadership in the 21st Century

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