TEACH: Chapter 3 – Flashcards
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While there is widespread debate about what academic content the schools should teach, ________.
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the public supports the teaching of prosocial values
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Research has documented that the characteristics of successful schools include all of the following except ________.
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school boards with representation from the student body
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All of the following are characteristics of students at risk for dropping out of school except ________.
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performance at or above grade level
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Teachers can rely on identifying at-risk factors as good indicators of ________ in their students.
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potential academic problems
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The incidence of child abuse, poor health, underachievement in school, and attendance problems is higher among children who ________.
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are homeless
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According to a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) survey, middle and high school students reported that it was "very easy" or "fairly easy" to obtain ________.
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marijuana
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The most common discipline problem reported among all grade levels during the 2009-2010 school year was ________.
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student bullying
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Schools are places where the young learn to participate intelligently and constructively in American society emphasizing education for ________.
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socialization
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All of the following are reasons youths give for joining gangs except ________.
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release from school discipline
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In 2012 there were approximately ________ births for every 1,000 females ages 15 to 19.
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30
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All of the following statements concerning teen pregnancy are true except ________.
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most teen mothers return to high school within two years of having their child
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The offspring of pregnant teenagers are most at risk for all of the following except ________.
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financial stability
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All of the following are true of female and male involvement in suicide except ________.
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students in grade 12 are the most likely to attempt suicide
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Schools that serve their communities by integrating educational, medical, and social and/or human services are called ________.
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full-service community schools
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An intervention approach based on a comprehensive service delivery network of teachers, social agencies, and health service agencies is ________.
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the case management approach
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A federally funded program established in 1965 to improve the basic skills of low-ability students from low-income families is called ________.
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Title I
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An organization established by society to maintain and improve its way of life is ________.
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an institution
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Schools that are often the focal point for community life and reflect values and beliefs that tend to be fairly conservative are typically ________.
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rural schools
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The organizational arrangement whereby academic subjects are taught by teachers who specialize in those areas and students move from classroom to classroom for their lessons is called ________.
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departmentalization
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Measures of success for schools include all of the following except ________.
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fewer numbers of children enrolled in special education
