Chapter 16

Question 1

Charter school

Answer 1

experimental school that is developed and managed by individuals, groups of parents, or educational management organizations.

Question 2

Correspondence principle

Answer 2

tendency of schools to promote the values expected of individuals in each social class and perpetuate social class divisions from one generation to the next.

Question 3

Credentialism

Answer 3

An increase in the lowest level of education needed to enter a field.

Question 4

Education

Answer 4

formal process of learning in which some people consciously teach while others adopt the social role of learner.

Question 5

Hidden curriculum

Answer 5

standards of behavior that are deemed proper by society and are taught subtly in schools.

Question 6

Teacher-expectancy effect

Answer 6

impact that a teacher’s expectations about a student’s performance may have on the student’s actual achievements.

Question 7

Tracking

Answer 7

The practice of placing students in specific curriculum groups on the basis of their test scores and other criteria.