Collaborations Final

7. Which of the following is not a school administration and organizational variables that influence conflict?

D. A pattern of turning away from conflict

3. All of the following are potentially positive results from conflict EXCEPT

D. Administrators have sharpened leadership skills

10. Providing information on guardianship, estate planning, wills and trust is appropriate for what stage of transition?

D. Adolescence to Adulthood

5. Which family life stage is characterized by themes of detachment, dissolving ties, and letting go?

D. Adulthood

19. Which type of communication structure is useful to keep the school and home aware of the child's experiences and performance in both settings?

B. One-way information sharing

6. Leadership style and lack of clarity in procedures represent which organizational variable as a cause of conflict?

A. Administration and organization

9. What is one of the most common community-based programs?

A. After-school programs

8. Taking time at the beginning to think deeply and reflect about what participants believe, and why they think the efforts will work represent which strategy for effective partnership?

A. Agreeing on core values

8. A primary task for families at this stage is receiving and accepting their child's disability diagnosis.

A. Birth and Early Childhood

10. This conflict style is sometimes associated with the use of power, as people who use it might attempt to overpower others.

A. Competitive style

14. Which of the following is a strategy for addressing difficult interactions in diverse groups?

A. Create options for using visual presentations of the point of view.

13. In this model of serving young children, parents and other family members become the child's primary teachers.

A. Home based

17. According to a study by Hernandez, Harry, and Newman (2009), what has the most profound effect on family engagement?

A. Income

16. Which of the following is not a suggestion for providing diagnostic feedback to families?

B. Outline what the school is willing to provide

13. Which is not true concerning IDEA and difficult interactions?

A. Negotiation and mediation are mandated parts of IDEA.

4. Which is the central principle in system theory?

A. No individual can be understood without recognizing how he or she fits within the entire family.

16. A team abdicating responsibility for a group decision and hoping that the administrator would use his authority to "control" the situation—even though this matter would have been handled more appropriately through collaborative decision making reflects which challenge in working with administrators?

A. Overreliance on administrative authority

5. Which strategy for effective partnerships involves basing professional development on data and conversations among stakeholders in a way that builds both educator-educator and educator-parent collaboration?

A. Providing relevant, on-site professional development

18. General education teachers often are very concerned about how the scores of students with special needs may reflect—too often, poorly—on their teaching performance. Which challenge in working with other teachers does this represent?

A. Role specific pressures

5. Most job descriptions for paraeducators do not describe which of the following?

A. Specific roles and responsibilities

4. Which of the following is true of paraeducators?

A. The job of paraeducator is a growing occupation.

11. Who is not a required member of an IFSP team?

A. The student

20. All of the following are ways to foster family participation EXCEPT

A. Writing IEPs before the meeting

1. Studies clearly establishing that the instructional assistance provided by paraeducators improves student achievement is _____.

A. limited

20. Disproportionate representation of African-American males in special education is the clearest example of _____.

A. the ethic of justice

3. All of the following are true statements regarding family systems theory EXCEPT

B. An individual can be understood without recognizing their family.

7. Taking time to have conversations and reach agreement on how best to collaborate in order to improve student achievement represents which strategy for effective partnership?

B. Building one-to-one relationships between families and educators that are linked to learning.

12. In this model of serving young children with special needs, the teacher must work as a member of a team that consists of staff members with expertise in several related disciplines.

B. Center based

7. This stage is characterized by themes of affiliation and allowing others to be brought within family boundaries.

B. Childhood

4. Some individuals faced with changing their professional function are afraid of failing. This statement represents what type of resistance to change?

B. Concern about the personal impact of the change

13. What is the first step in developing intercultural competence?

B. Gaining self-awareness

2. Across all school districts, what is the most common employment criteria for paraeducators?

B. Holding a high school diploma

12. Which step in negotiation includes give-and-take among participants?

B. Make and respond to offers

19. Which of the following is not a persuasion strategy?

B. Monitor the person's ethics and integrity.

6. Paraeducators may assume an amount of lunchroom supervision, time-out monitoring, or playground duty. Which type of responsibilities does this represent?

B. Noninstructional duties

6. Mr. Alan is a community liaison who acts as cultural interpreters and "boundary crossers," as well as models outreach strategies for the teachers. Which role is Mr. Alan performing?

B. Support for teacher outreach.

3. All of the following are reasons for the increasing numbers of paraeducators in today's school EXCEPT

B. The downsizing of support personnel

8. A conflict response style where the discrepancy between one's goals and another's goals is ignored is known as _____.

B. avoidance style

1. The definition of paraeducators include being supervised by a _____.

B. professional responsible for student outcomes

6. In which life stage would the individual with disabilities become more involved in the decision making at IEP meetings in preparation to assume the role that has been held by his or her parents?

C. Adolescence

14. Which of the following is not a challenge for professionals engaged in community-based settings?

C. Agreeing on core values.

19. Which is a common example of conflicts between veteran paraeducators and professionals?

C. Assignment to novice educators

15. What is reportedly the biggest obstacle to professional-paraeducator planning?

C. Available time to meet

10. Which statement is not a description of benefits of paraeducators who share the cultural background of the students with whom they work?

C. Becoming a de facto teacher

11. All of the following are principles for successful negotiations EXCEPT

C. Begins with an orientation—that is, an explanation to all participants of the ground rules.

15. Which life condition was not listed in the textbook as one that may pose challenges for some families and make school participation and collaboration difficult?

C. Being foster parents

11. Which of the following is not a common belief across all cultures?

C. Belief about Disabilities

9. This is generally the most satisfying approach to resolving conflict.

C. Collaborative style

17. Many related service professionals have extremely large caseloads or several school assignments and, as a result, have extraordinary numbers of meetings and conferences to attend. What challenge in working with specialist from other discipline does this represent?

C. Competing professional obligations

15. Collaborating with vocational rehabilitation professionals require an understanding of all of the following EXCEPT

C. Connecting students to the community

2. All of the following are ways community member support school activities EXCEPT

C. Deciding textbooks

14. Providing culturally responsive services include all of the following suggestions EXCEPT

C. Focus on the child with a disability as the unit of attention

2. Which is not a trend causing schools to more closely examine the issue of conflict?

C. IDEA mandates an emphasis on resolving conflict in schools.

7. Paraeducators may observe student behavior, recording it as directed and giving the student rewards as directed by the teacher. Which type of responsibilities does this represent?

C. Instructional delivery

8. Serving as translator, providing personal care, and assisting with student supervisions are examples of which type of paraeducator responsibilities?

C. Student Support

18. Which statement is not a recommendation for the use of interpreters?

C. Use the student or a sibling as the interpreter

3. The ability to not get what is wanted from the environment is the definition of _____.

C. resistance

17. Lack of homeostasis is a potential fear underlying resistance and refers to _____.

C. the tendency to prefer sameness to change

1. The Council for Exceptional Children invites all educators, professionals, and family members to create early intervention, educational, and vocational programs and experiences that are _____ to the diversity of children, youth, and young adults.

D. Collegial, inclusive, and responsive

4. Which of the following is not a common cause of conflict in schools?

D. Conflict with parent-teacher associations

5. Which of the following may cause unclear communication that negatively affects personal interactions?

D. Conflict within individuals

12. All of the following are relevant for a discussion of culture and working with families EXCEPT

D. Culture is color blind

2. Which of the following is not a task paraeducators are expected to perform?

D. Design and deliver initial core instruction

3. Negative outcomes can result from paraeducators remaining in close proximity to an assigned student with a disability. Which of the following is not an associated negative outcome?

D. Dispensing behavior consequences when appropriate

16. Which of the following is not a suggestion for communicating with your paraeducators when there is no time to meet?

D. Ensure that paraprofessional adhere to school policies

18. Which of the following is not an example of professionals' supervisory responsibilities for paraeducators?

D. Evaluating the design and delivery of initial core instruction

20. This approach to persuasion suggests that the process of convincing someone to change must take into account adult learning characteristics.

D. Functional

9. What paraeducators instructionally should not do is clear and include all of the following EXCEPT

D. Help students find appropriate resources for an assigned project or paper.

10. All of the following are issues that can arise as part of interagency collaboration EXCEPT

D. Helping families navigate systems

4. Which of the following is not an example of outreach efforts professionals make to improve their schools?

D. Involve the community in the selection of research-based interventions

2. IDEA provisions include all of the following regarding parents EXCEPT

D. Parents will be allowed to review and amend their child's grade placement.

19. All of the following are scheduling issues for schools EXCEPT

D. State mandates for collaborative hours

14. Reasons why professionals say delegating is a challenge include all of the following EXCEPT

D. Teachers feel delegating will negatively impact their evaluations.

17. What is an initial form of communication with paraeducators?

D. The job description

1. The definition of family reflected in the textbook include all of the following elements EXCEPT

D. Who are related by birth

9. Parents seek answers to all of the following questions about inclusion EXCEPT

D. Will inclusion affect our family relationship?

3. Engaging community members in partnerships with schools cannot _____.

D. discourage family involvement

1. Conflict is a struggle that occurs when individuals, interdependent with others, perceive that those others are interfering with their _____.

D. goal attainment

18. Your ability to convince another person to agree to your perception or plan regarding an issue or idea is defined as _____.

D. persuasion

20. Which of the following is not a strategy professionals should use when there is disagreement with paraeducators?

E. Initially refer to the administrator for resolution.