Review for Final

1) Effects of the Cold War on schooling

2) 4 definitions of literacy- strengths and limitations of each. Problems in defining “literate”

3) Meritocracy,

4) Pluralism

5) Ethnocentrism

6) Homogeneous/heterogeneous

7) Social Stratification

8) Tracking/ability grouping - reasons for/arguments against

9) 4 explanations for educational success and failure. Strengths and limitations of each

10) School funding

11) Charter school, magnet school

12) Student culture: Importance of including but dangers of stereotyping. Gap between teachers and students

13) Business involvement in education: reasons for and reasons against

14) Educational reform - driven by. Role of teachers

15) America 2000

16) Equity and excellence, changing priorities over time

17) Desegregation - reasons for and effectiveness.

18) School choice reasons for and against

19) Gender and teaching

20) Merit Pay