Education And Religion

Prior to a forma system of education that included schools, teachers, and diplomas how was the manifest function of education accomplished?

What was necessary for education to develop as a separate social institution?

Who were the two Americans who proposed universal schooling as a means to create a uniform national culture?

What is the root of the word school as well as its literal meaning?

Which group was most responsible for maintaing a level of literacy during the dark ages by focusing on learning Greek, Latin, and Hebrew

What event created the belief that formal education was essential to the well being of society?

Who was the educator from Massachusetts, who in 1837, proposed the "common school" to be supported through tax dollars and established throughout the state?

How did Horace Mann propose that the common schools he established be funded?

What in the central sociological principle of education as it relates to a nations needs?

What is the core value reflected by the education system in Japan?

Although cooperation is a core value in Japn, Japanese students are admitted to college only on the basis of intense competition. This is an example of

What event was responsible for the change in the Russian education system in 1917?

From a functional perspective, what is the teaching of knowledge and skills which reinforces positive consequences in students?

When employers use diplomas and degrees to determine who is eligible for jobs, even though the diploma or degree may be irrelevant to the actual work, it becomes a ------- society.

Who is the sociologist who observed that industrialized nations are becoming credential societies?

What is the process by which schools pass a society's core values from one generation to the next?

One of the functions performed by schools is to promote a sense of national identity and stabilize the political system. This function is referred to as

What is the most popular way to accomplish the gatekeeping?

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is one of the largest "wheelchair" universities in the US, providing access of all programs to all students and establishing special wheelchair programs in sports competition. This is an example of

Determining which people will enter what occupation is a function of education referred to as

A form of gatekeeping that uses diplomas and degrees to determine who is eligible for a job is called?

The three functionalist who advocated gatekeeping as a means to support people on the basis of merit and advocate social placement were ----, ------- and -------

What is the concept that some jobs require few skills and can be performed by people of less intelligence?

There are approximately ------ million students enrolled in grade and high school, and another ----- million students enrolled in US colleges and universities today.

What do studies demonstrate in regard to the level of social skills home schooled students develop?

What do conflict theorist believe is the puposr of hidden curriculum?

you are taking an IQ test which will be used to determine your intelligence level. The first question ask you to identify all of the equipment you will need to play the game of shoeball. The second question asks the game. Finally, the third asks you to explain how shoe ball is scored and the number of points you will need to win the game. Based on this question, what does the test demonstrate?

According to sociologist Harry Gracey, kindergarten is somewhat like a boot camp for the entire education system because the student ----?

Which sociologist compared kindergarten to a type of academic boot camp?

The research of Harry Gracy showed kindergarten produces three types of students. Which of the following is not one of the three?

What is the correspondence principle?

How are public schools primarily funded?

The most significant predictor that a student will attend college is his or her

When Ray Rist conducted a participant observation study African American grade school, what did he conclude was the underlying basis for assigning children to different worktables in the kindergarten?

A sociologist who studied face-to-face interactions in the classroom between teachers and the students would be emphasizing which sociological perspective?

According to Ray Rist's research, how long did it take for teachers to determine a child's potential success in school?

Sociologist Rosenthal and Jacobson found that when teachers were told that certain students would probably spurt ahead during the year, those students actually did better than other students on IQ tests. What does this illustrates?

In the research by Rosenthal and Jacobson, certain students identified as "sputters excelled throughout the school year. How did Rosenthal and Jacobson select them?

Based on the research of sociologist George Farkas, which two groups of students were most successful in signaling their teachers they were good students?

In a study of teacher expectations, sociologist George Farkas found that females and Asian Americans averaged higher course grades even though the scores on the course work were the same for all students no matter the race/ethnicity or gender. What did Farkas conclude was the reason for this finding?

Who developed the concept of self-fulfilling prophecy that explains why originally false assumptions become true because the outcome was predicted?

Using exceptionally simple questions on an exam and "dummying down" grading scales so everyone passes are examples of a growing problem in education called------?

What do less rigorous teaching, dummied down textbooks and less reading have in common with watching television, playing video and computer?

At Harvard University 90 percent of the students graduate with honors. What did the Harvard faculty recommend to counter this honors inflation?

Between 1996 and 1997 the scores of everyone who took the SAT in previous years improved. What was the reason for this improvement?

In the US today nearly half of all entering college freshmen have an overall high school grade point average of 4.0, twice what it was in 1970. What is the reason for this increase in students with high grades?

Renee has difficulty in reading and writing. However, despite her problem with reading and writing, she has passed into the next grade every year. This is an example of ------

Jed is 31 and qualifies as being functionally literate Which of the following statements would best describe Jeds situation?

Higher grades given for the same work or a general ride in student grades without a corresponding increase in learning is known as

In order to recruit a sufficient number of teachers in California, the competency level of teachers to be hired was lowered to a tenth grade level. Other states have made similar adjustments. How did the author of the text describe this change

Based on the research of sociologist James Coleman and Thomas Hoffer, what is the reason Catholic school students score higher on test than public school students?

According to a study of 15,000 students i public and Catholic schools, the superior test performance of students in Catholic schools in comparison to public schools was sue to

Which of the following statements i sleast accurate based on the results sociologist discovered researching school violence?

To qualify as distance learning, what needs to be in effect?

What is the major difference between learning in the past where a lesson was broadcast to thousands of students simultaneously and distance learning today?