Chapter 16
Which theory of education focuses on the ways in which education maintains the status quo?
Conflict theory
Which of the following is not a manifest function of education?
Courtship
Learning from classmates that most students buy lunch on Fridays is an example of ________.
Cultural transmission
Informal education __________
Refers to the learning of cultural norms
What are the major factors that affect education systems throughout the world?
Resources and money
Because she plans on achieving success in marketing, Tammie is taking courses on managing social media. This is an example of ________.
Social placement.
Key predictors for student success include ____________.
Socioeconomic status and family background
What term describes the separation of students based on merit?
Sorting
Which theory of education focuses on the labels acquired through the educational process?
Symbolic interactionism
What do nations that are top-ranked in science and math have in common?
They recruit top teachers
Conflict theorists see IQ tests as being biased. Why?
They reward affluent students with questions that assume knowledge associated with upper-class culture.
What term describes the assignment of students to specific education programs and classes on the basis of test scores, previous grades, or perceived ability?
Tracking
The 1972 case Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia set a precedent for
access to education
Functionalists theory sees education as serving the needs of
families, society, the individual (all of the above)
Public schools must guarantee that ___________.
per-student spending is equitable
Conflict theorists see sorting as a way to__________
perpetuate divisions of socioenconomic status
Plessy V. Ferguson set the precedent that ____________
racial segregation in schools was allowed
Allowing a student to move to the next grade regardless of whether or not they have met the requirements for that grade is called ________
social promotion
Rewarding students for meeting deadlines and respecting authority figures is an example of ________.
transmission of moral education
