Question 1

In his examination of the Irish experience in America, Ignatiev suggests

Accepted Answer

A)  the hallmark of racial oppression is the reduction of all members of the oppressed group to one, undifferentiated social status that lies beneath all others within the dominant group. 
B)  eventually, all of the oppressed become oppressors themselves. 
C)  it is impossible to change social classes. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  the hallmark of racial oppression is the reduction of all members of the oppressed group to one, undifferentiated social status that lies beneath all others within the dominant group. 
B)  eventually, all of the oppressed become oppressors themselves. 
C)  it is impossible to change social classes. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 2

Differentiated curricula for students

Accepted Answer

A)  has been eliminated as a result of the passage of NCLB. 
B)  was a foundational component of the meritocratic system. 
C)  guarantees that only the best and the brightest can go to college. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  has been eliminated as a result of the passage of NCLB. 
B)  was a foundational component of the meritocratic system. 
C)  guarantees that only the best and the brightest can go to college. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 3

Meritocratic explanations for why some groups of students perform significantly better than others

Accepted Answer

A)  assume that the competition for success in schools and society is basically fair. 
B)  give strong evidence that some groups fail in school because of differences in native intelligence or inadequate family backgrounds, or both. 
C)  are endorsed fairly strongly by the authors of this book. 
D)  remain the strongest explanations available for school failure and success. 
A)  assume that the competition for success in schools and society is basically fair. 
B)  give strong evidence that some groups fail in school because of differences in native intelligence or inadequate family backgrounds, or both. 
C)  are endorsed fairly strongly by the authors of this book. 
D)  remain the strongest explanations available for school failure and success.

Question 4

Confusing culturally diverse traits with character or behavior deficiencies can be one of the hallmarks of

Accepted Answer

A)  meritocracy. 
B)  pluralism. 
C)  ethnocentrism. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  meritocracy. 
B)  pluralism. 
C)  ethnocentrism. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

In his examination of the Irish experience in America, Ignatiev suggests

Differentiated curricula for students

Meritocratic explanations for why some groups of students perform significantly better than others

Confusing culturally diverse traits with character or behavior deficiencies can be one of the hallmarks of

Introduction: Understanding School and Society

Liberty and Literacy: The Jeffersonian Ideal

School As a Public Institution: The Common-School ERA

Social Diversity and Differentiated Schooling: The Progressive 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: Meeting the Challenge

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

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Exam 12: Diversity and Equity Today: Defining the Challenge

In his examination of the Irish experience in America, Ignatiev suggests

Differentiated curricula for students

Meritocratic explanations for why some groups of students perform significantly better than others

Confusing culturally diverse traits with character or behavior deficiencies can be one of the hallmarks of

Introduction: Understanding School and Society

Liberty and Literacy: The Jeffersonian Ideal

School As a Public Institution: The Common-School ERA

Social Diversity and Differentiated Schooling: The Progressive 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: Meeting the Challenge

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

Filters