Foundations of Education

After examining academic achievement by ethnic groups, which of the following conclusions can one draw?

Which statement accurately describes trends in the African American community?

Technical workers, technicians, and sales personnel would probably be in the

Increasing polarization of the African American population is especially evident in

Concentrated poverty schools are located in

Generally speaking, the effect of class on student achievement tends to

The high-school dropout rates, high-school completion rates, and college enrollment for African American and Latino students have been a cause of alarm for many educators.Discuss these rates, and suggest what schools could do to minimize problems in these areas.

___________ helps explain why some students with low socioeconomic status refuse to conform to school expectations or to comply with their teacher's demands.

What of the following statements is most likely to be true of Bobby, a kindergarten student, whose father has been gone since he was a baby and whose mother is poor and undereducated?

In terms of school achievement, working-class students as a group tend to ___________middle-class students.

Research indicates that the achievement of rural students is hampered by

Horace Mann's work established that __________________.

The students most likely to attend college are those with

Socioeconomic status is used primarily to classify people by their

In terms of the socioeconomic levels children will achieve as adults, children raised in poverty tend to ______________________.

Describe five of the twelve classroom obstacles that working-class students face as discussed in Chapter 11.

The variables used to identify social class include

Latino and African American students

People who have common ancestry and generally are similar in language, religion, and other cultural patterns belong to the same

People who have common ancestry and physical characteristics are members of the same