Deck 10: Globalization and Education: Comparing Global Systems

Question 1

Top-down globalization typically starts studying schools at the ______ level.

A) cultural
B) multinational corporations
C) global political
D) all of these

Answer 1

A

Question 2

As noted in the Introduction, institutional theory focuses on the influence of the ______.

A) government
B) global environment
C) institutions, such as religion
D) all of these

Answer 2

B

Question 3

How many countries participate in international testing?

A) one-fifth of all countries
B) one-third of all countries
C) one-half of all countries
D) two-thirds of all countries

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What is NOT an issue with international or national testing?

A) lack of resources
B) lack of organizational capacity
C) engaging in testing opens a country to external scrutiny
D) significant class and gender stratification

Question 5

Countries that score poorly in early rounds of international testing typically ______.

A) continue to participate in international testing
B) drop out of testing
C) drop out of testing but use national assessments
D) continue to participate in international testing and drop out of testing but use national assessments

Question 6

Failure to learn to read is linked with ______.

A) poor mathematic skills
B) dropping out
C) lack of social skills
D) all of these

Question 7

How many girls are sexually assaulted each year according to the Brookings Institution article?

A) 1 million
B) 5 million
C) 20 million
D) 60 million

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of educating girls?

A) higher wages
B) female empowerment
C) improved family ties
D) economy development

Question 9

Lockheed and Lewis note that of the 60 million girls not in primary school, the majority are from ______.

A) excluded groups
B) urban areas
C) underdeveloped countries
D) all of these

Question 10

One thing Lewis and Lockheed suggested that countries can do to change policies that discriminate against girls attending school such as ______.

A) require separate schools for boys and girls
B) enforce the right of all children to an education
C) require students to study in the language of the country, not their native tongue
D) all of these

Question 11

What do countries such as Australia and Canada provide for low-income families that the United States does not?

A) universal health insurance
B) free universal preschool
C) substantial paid parental leave
D) all of these

Question 12

Parents of low-SES families tend to ______.

A) be young
B) be uneducated
C) live in less-stable families
D) all of these

Question 13

What is one way Bradbury, Corak, Waldfogel, and Washbrook suggest improving early learning?

A) parenting programs for families with infants and toddlers
B) paid parental leave
C) before- and aftercare programs at school
D) all of these

Question 14

Comparisons of educational systems globally typically focus on test scores and things that can be measured easily.

Question 15

Exams such as IEA compare children around the world on literacy, mathematics, science, and other subjects.

Question 16

Globalization and "comparative education" are the same concepts.

Question 17

Children from poor households are likely to go to preschool.

Question 18

Parental involvement is a strong predictor of student achievement.

Question 19

Informing and involving ordinary citizens in school decisions have been proven to be beneficial to student achievement.

Question 20

Lewis and Lockheed find that feeding children provides incentives for households to send girls to school.

Question 21

Lewis and Lockheed call for expanding options for schooling to educate more girls, such as distance learning and nonformal schools.

Question 22

The achievement gap between low- and high-SES children is present before school only in the United States.

Question 23

Middle-class children are also at a disadvantage compared to high-SES children.