Deck 3: Applying Theories in Managing a Child Development Center

Question 1

Stanley Greenspan disagrees with Daniel Goleman's view that intellectual and emotional intelligences are two different things.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT true of a theory?

A)It appears in writing.
B)It is just someone's opinion.
C)It has been tested by independent scholars.
D)It has been published so that all can read it.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true of the theoretical paradigms of management?

A)In the classical paradigm,the manager's chief goal is to make the workers happy.
B)In the behavioral paradigm,the manager's chief goal is to improve the behavior of the workers.
C)In the systems paradigm,the manager's chief goal is to make needed changes in response to changes in the environment.
D)The three paradigms are pretty much the same.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

If Eric Erikson saw a preschool where the children had lots of time for free,self-initiated play,he would conclude that this facility:

A)was encouraging the children to develop initiative.
B)was not really teaching the children.
C)did not have enough staff or resources for organized activities.
D)had a director who didn't understand much about children.

Question 5

What sort of planning is it which decides on a center's purpose and goals?

A)strategic.
B)tactical.
C)operational.
D)all of the above

Question 6

If a child development program were to use the Total Quality Management Approach,

A)the employees and managers would share responsibility for determining policies.
B)the children would study Japanese.
C)a good preschool program would never change how it operates.
D)the employees would do whatever the managers asked them to do.

Question 7

Parents would be correct to believe that if kindergarten focuses on social-emotional development,it is doing nonessential things and is neglecting the role of kindergarten: to teach the academic skills (such as reading and arithmetic)that children will need in elementary school.

Question 8

A good leader:

A)takes part in community activities outside the center.
B)inspires the staff to do a good job.
C)makes choices and takes actions which are for the good of the center.
D)all of the above

Question 9

Constructivist theories,like those of Jean Piaget,believe that:

A)children learn from constructing things,like block towers.
B)children should have the chance to visit construction sites.
C)children have to discover things for themselves in order to know them.
D)children should be urged to build things,not tear them down.

Question 10

Systems theory believes that every phenomenon has parts that are connected
Select the best answer.

Question 11

Planning which decides what jobs individual employees will do is:

A)operational.
B)tactical.
C)strategic.
D)none of the above

Question 12

A good manager of a child care facility sees that it meets all the licensing standards,but does not waste effort on doing more than is required.

Question 13

After watching a child try to tie his shoe but fail repeatedly,a teacher does it for him and says,"You'll learn to do that when you're older." Which theory of child development is she following?

A)Ecological
B)Maturationist
C)Interactionist
D)Environmentalist

Question 14

Urie Bronfenbrenner's views are best described as:

A)ecological.
B)maturationist.
C)interactionist.
D)environmentalist.