Deck 2: Multicultural and Global Education: Historical and Curricular Perspectives

Question 1

Common schools in the United States were based on the idea of providing a common experience to all students regardless of:

A) cultural differences.
B) economic differences.
C) religious differences.
D) all of these answers are correct.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

As the Industrial Revolution gained momentum, common schools in the United States experienced more struggles when dealing with:

A) social class differences.
B) racial differences.
C) geographical differences.
D) religious differences.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

In the United States, race became an important issue in public education:

A) during the Revolutionary War.
B) after the Civil War.
C) after the War of 1812.
D) after World War I.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The government agency responsible for setting up schools for newly liberated black children in the United States was:

A) the Department of the Interior.
B) the Children's Bureau.
C) the Freedmen's Bureau.
D) the Department of Education.

Question 5

In 1896 in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision, the Supreme Court ruled that:

A) the "separate but equal" doctrine was constitutional.
B) the "separate but equal" doctrine was unconstitutional.
C) the "separate but equal" doctrine was constitutional in the South but not in the North.
D) the "separate but equal" doctrine was permissible for trains but not for schools.

Question 6

In 1954 in the Brown v. Board of Education decision, the Supreme Court ruled that:

A) the "separate but equal" doctrine was still constitutional.
B) the "separate but equal" doctrine was inherently illegal and unconstitutional.
C) the "separate but equal" doctrine could be applied to schools.
D) the "separate but equal" doctrine should be applied to school sports.

Question 7

During the civil rights movement in the 1960s, the chief concern in schooling was:

A) the equal funding of schools.
B) equity in public education.
C) improving the test scores of all children.
D) removing prayer from public schools.

Question 8

Two approaches to differences in public education in the United States, based on two different ideologies, were:

A) Republican and Democrat.
B) interest in race and gender.
C) conservative and liberal.
D) assimilationist and pluralist.

Question 9

According to the Anglo-conformity or assimilationist ideology, schools should concentrate on:

A) nothing but academics.
B) fostering cultural diversity among students and teachers.
C) making immigrant children as much like white, middle-class, Anglo-Saxon Protestants as possible in as short a time as possible.
D) allowing parents to decide between assimilation and pluralism for their own children.

Question 10

An important assumption of the pluralist ideology is that:

A) one's social group helps one develop a sense of belonging and is essential for psychological support.
B) preserving languages other than English is unnecessary and even wrong.
C) schools should not be involved in such issues as assimilation or pluralism.
D) it is not the business of teachers to pay attention to the differences among their students.

Question 11

The first federal funding for bilingual education programs came about as a result of:

A) Lau v. Nichols (1974).
B) the Bilingual Education Act (1968).
C) Diana v. State Board of Education (1968).
D) Proposition 227 (California).

Question 12

Title IX of the Education Amendments (1972):

A) created high school volleyball for girls.
B) required that some boys' teams had to be eliminated.
C) required physical fitness exams for all students.
D) prohibited sex discrimination against the students of educational institutions.

Question 13

The legislation that made schools responsible for educating students with disabilities in the "least restrictive environment" possible is:

A) I.D.E.A.
B) A.D.A.
C) the Education of All Handicapped Children Act (1975).
D) none of these answers are correct.

Question 14

A characteristic of global education is that:

A) it is a subject area like mathematics.
B) it involves perspective taking.
C) it tries to solve problems through stressing exclusiveness rather than inclusiveness.
D) it is an approach to teaching that is independent of ideas and has a high profile.

Question 15

A similarity between multicultural education and global education is that:

A) both are interested in helping students understand other cultures.
B) both have high profiles.
C) both have the same scope.
D) both must depend on ethical arguments for their legal justification.

Question 16

Pluralists assume a "deficit" rather than a "difference" orientation.

Question 17

In the beginning of common school in the United States, the first battles were waged around the issue of race.

Question 18

The Freedmen's Bureau helped to establish schools for the children of homesteaders moving West.

Question 19

In the Plessy v. Ferguson decision, the Supreme Court ruled that "separate but equal"
facilities for blacks and whites were constitutionally permissible.

Question 20

A challenge to both multicultural and global education in the United States at present is the governmental shift in political attitudes from liberal to conservative.

Question 21

The assimilationist ideology supports the idea that schools should serve to homogenize newcomers in as short a time as possible.

Question 22

Pluralists believe that one's social group is of little value in creating a cultural identity.

Question 23

The 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision stated that "separate schooling"
was inherently unequal and, therefore, unconstitutional.

Question 24

The Bilingual Education Act of 1968 mandated the establishment of programs for native English speakers.

Question 25

While Catholic schools emphasized religion in the United States, common schools were oriented toward secularism.

Question 26

Briefly discuss the reasons behind the emergence of the English as the dominant force, as opposed to the Spaniards, during the colonial period in America.

Question 27

Discuss the arguments in favor of the rise of common schools in the United States.

Question 28

Briefly discuss the differences between the assimilationist ideology and cultural pluralism.

Question 29

Briefly discuss the role and objectives of intercultural education stated by UNESCO's International Commission on Education for the Twenty-First Century (1996).

Question 30

Briefly discuss the differences between multicultural education and global education.