Question 1

According to Collier, what has/have been the aim(s) of Indian service?

Accepted Answer

A)  to convert the American Indians to Christianity 
B)  to help the American Indians preserve their culture 
C)  to make go-getters of Indians 
D)  both to convert the American Indians to Christianity, and to make go-getters of Indians 
A)  to convert the American Indians to Christianity 
B)  to help the American Indians preserve their culture 
C)  to make go-getters of Indians 
D)  both to convert the American Indians to Christianity, and to make go-getters of Indians C

Question 2

Why did Indians become less important to trade in the eighteenth century than they were earlier?

Accepted Answer

A)  The dominant culture had more interest in manufactured goods than in Indian-made ones. 
B)  The Indians had fewer material goods to trade. 
C)  There were fewer Indians with whom to trade. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  The dominant culture had more interest in manufactured goods than in Indian-made ones. 
B)  The Indians had fewer material goods to trade. 
C)  There were fewer Indians with whom to trade. 
D)  All these answers are correct. D

Question 3

The status of the "protected" nation is grounded in

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A)  paternalism. 
B)  ethnocentrism. 
C)  the limited opportunity of the protected to defend their own interests. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  paternalism. 
B)  ethnocentrism. 
C)  the limited opportunity of the protected to defend their own interests. 
D)  All these answers are correct. C

Question 4

Of the following, which might best be included in the concept of pluralism?

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A)  All groups should live as they choose. 
B)  Some differences among groups are tolerated. 
C)  Differences and interactions among groups are perceived as positive cultural resources for all groups. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  All groups should live as they choose. 
B)  Some differences among groups are tolerated. 
C)  Differences and interactions among groups are perceived as positive cultural resources for all groups. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 5

This chapter addressed the issues of "cultural pluralism" (valuing and maintaining cultural and linguistic differences within a society) versus "assimilation." What are these two concepts? How can understanding these concepts impact how we think about education and marginalized groups within contemporary society?

Accepted Answer

"Cultural pluralism" refers to the recog

Question 6

From the 1930s to the 1940s, the growth of Indian boarding schools decreased, while the public schools increased, because

Accepted Answer

A)  the boarding schools were viewed as needlessly harsh. 
B)  boarding schools were inconsistent with the progressive principles of scientific management of schools. 
C)  boarding schools were a moral embarrassment. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  the boarding schools were viewed as needlessly harsh. 
B)  boarding schools were inconsistent with the progressive principles of scientific management of schools. 
C)  boarding schools were a moral embarrassment. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 7

Helen Hunt Jackson's book A Century of Dishonor describes U.S. relations with Native American people during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Indicate why this characterization might also be
an appropriate designation for U.S. policy regarding Native American education during the twentieth century.

Accepted Answer

A Century of Dishonor by Helen Hunt Jack

Question 8

Assimilation for Native Americans differs from assimilation of the Irish and other European groups in that

Accepted Answer

A)  Native Americans were expected to assimilate into the invading culture. 
B)  non-Native Americans had the advantage of accommodating to a culture very similar to their own. 
C)  Irish and other European groups could resist assimilation by returning home. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  Native Americans were expected to assimilate into the invading culture. 
B)  non-Native Americans had the advantage of accommodating to a culture very similar to their own. 
C)  Irish and other European groups could resist assimilation by returning home. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 9

Beatty's educational view most resembles the approach of which of the following individuals?

Accepted Answer

A)  W. E. B. Du Bois 
B)  Booker T. Washington 
C)  John Dewey 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  W. E. B. Du Bois 
B)  Booker T. Washington 
C)  John Dewey 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 10

"Manifest destiny" is a term used by John L. O'Sullivan to describe

Accepted Answer

A)  American justification for subduing all native cultures on the continent. 
B)  Indians' belief that to be civilized was to live in harmony with the environment. 
C)  a "God-given duty to civilize Indians." 
D)  both American justification for subduing all native cultures on the continent, and a "God-given duty to civilize Indians." 
A)  American justification for subduing all native cultures on the continent. 
B)  Indians' belief that to be civilized was to live in harmony with the environment. 
C)  a "God-given duty to civilize Indians." 
D)  both American justification for subduing all native cultures on the continent, and a "God-given duty to civilize Indians."

Question 11

Compare and contrast the treatment of African-American education and Native American education from the end of the Civil War into the twentieth century. What are some of the important similarities and differences? Do these provide any understanding of why African-Americans were able to maintain quality schooling for their children throughout the worst times, and Native Americans have found this more difficult? What have been the implications for schooling for these populations today?

Accepted Answer

The treatment of African-American educat

Question 12

Education is often understood to refer to

Accepted Answer

A)  socialization training for positions in the dominant culture. 
B)  a means for solving social issues such as illiteracy and poverty. 
C)  a vehicle for the economic growth of a society. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  socialization training for positions in the dominant culture. 
B)  a means for solving social issues such as illiteracy and poverty. 
C)  a vehicle for the economic growth of a society. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 13

Explain how U.S. policy toward Native American education may be seen as part of a larger cultural, social, and economic conflict between Native Americans and the dominant white culture.

Accepted Answer

U.S. policy toward Native American educa

Question 14

Collier's attention to the "individual unconsciousness" of the Indian child is grounded in

Accepted Answer

A)  faculty psychology. 
B)  the Old Testament. 
C)  new psychology. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  faculty psychology. 
B)  the Old Testament. 
C)  new psychology. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 15

Navaho educator Ethelou Yazzie's main concern for Indian education is

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A)  to establish bi-cultural education. 
B)  to humanely replace Native American identity with Euro-American identity. 
C)  to reduce the community control of Indian schools in favor of greater cooperation with the U.S. government. 
D)  to both establish bi-cultural education and humanely replace Native American identity with Euro-American identity. 
A)  to establish bi-cultural education. 
B)  to humanely replace Native American identity with Euro-American identity. 
C)  to reduce the community control of Indian schools in favor of greater cooperation with the U.S. government. 
D)  to both establish bi-cultural education and humanely replace Native American identity with Euro-American identity.

Question 16

John Collier was a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  advocate for African-American rights. 
B)  social reformer who has had the greatest impact on the Indian service. 
C)  supporter of forced assimilation of Indians into American culture. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  advocate for African-American rights. 
B)  social reformer who has had the greatest impact on the Indian service. 
C)  supporter of forced assimilation of Indians into American culture. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 17

The BIA's and others' educational attempts to assimilate Native Americans resulted in

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A)  loss of cultural identity by Native Americans. 
B)  legal protection of Native American cultures. 
C)  legal restriction of Native American cultures. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  loss of cultural identity by Native Americans. 
B)  legal protection of Native American cultures. 
C)  legal restriction of Native American cultures. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 18

Show how the educational policy of the Bureau of Indian Affairs during the 1930s-1940s may be considered "progressive."

Accepted Answer

The educational policy of the Bureau of

According to Collier, what has/have been the aim(s) of Indian service?

Why did Indians become less important to trade in the eighteenth century than they were earlier?

The status of the "protected" nation is grounded in

Of the following, which might best be included in the concept of pluralism?

From the 1930s to the 1940s, the growth of Indian boarding schools decreased, while the public schools increased, because

Assimilation for Native Americans differs from assimilation of the Irish and other European groups in that

Beatty's educational view most resembles the approach of which of the following individuals?

"Manifest destiny" is a term used by John L. O'Sullivan to describe

Education is often understood to refer to

Explain how U.S. policy toward Native American education may be seen as part of a larger cultural, social, and economic conflict between Native Americans and the dominant white culture.

Collier's attention to the "individual unconsciousness" of the Indian child is grounded in

Navaho educator Ethelou Yazzie's main concern for Indian education is

John Collier was a(n)

The BIA's and others' educational attempts to assimilate Native Americans resulted in

Show how the educational policy of the Bureau of Indian Affairs during the 1930s-1940s may be considered "progressive."

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 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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According to Collier, what has/have been the aim(s) of Indian service?

Why did Indians become less important to trade in the eighteenth century than they were earlier?

The status of the "protected" nation is grounded in

Of the following, which might best be included in the concept of pluralism?

From the 1930s to the 1940s, the growth of Indian boarding schools decreased, while the public schools increased, because

Assimilation for Native Americans differs from assimilation of the Irish and other European groups in that

Beatty's educational view most resembles the approach of which of the following individuals?

"Manifest destiny" is a term used by John L. O'Sullivan to describe

Education is often understood to refer to

Explain how U.S. policy toward Native American education may be seen as part of a larger cultural, social, and economic conflict between Native Americans and the dominant white culture.

Collier's attention to the "individual unconsciousness" of the Indian child is grounded in

Navaho educator Ethelou Yazzie's main concern for Indian education is

John Collier was a(n)

The BIA's and others' educational attempts to assimilate Native Americans resulted in

Show how the educational policy of the Bureau of Indian Affairs during the 1930s-1940s may be considered "progressive."

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 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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