Unit 2 - The School as a Cultural Institution

Question 1

Every school is unique in its own way, and its uniqueness commonly originates from how they impose different _____ inside and outside their school premises.

Answer 1

cultures

Question 2

Selznick (1957) claimed that culture is the _____ of a school from other schools.

Answer 2

distinctive identity

Question 3

Some cultures are common across schools, and some are unique and embedded in a particular school’s _____ and _____.

Answer 3

history; location

Question 4

As an educator, one should be knowledgeable not only on the _____ or what to teach and the _____ or how to teach but also on the _____ or where to teach.

Answer 4

content; pedagogy; culture

Question 5

[Culture] is given much importance simply because students will learn best if they are set in a _____.

Answer 5

positive school culture

Question 6

[Viewing the school as a cultural institution] is the most common [area] because every school has its own set of cultures but still the most unseen because _____ tend to disregard the importance of culture in developing the optimum potential of their students.

Answer 6

teachers

Question 7

Most students do not know the school’s _____, _____, and _____, but it will be worst, and I know everyone will agree if even teachers do not know the main foundation of their _____.

Answer 7

vision; mission; history; school culture

Question 8

Truly, changing the school culture is more than changing what?

Answer 8

Teaching and learning strategies, assessment, curricula, building and structures, and roles and responsibilities.