What determines the functions and limitations of educational systems?

• • A) Government policies alone

• • B) Technological advancements only

• • C) Environmental factors including population changes, technological advances, and social movements

• • D) The economic status of the institution

What are the immediate environments?

• A) Environments we can live without

• • B) The least important parts of our environment

• • C) The most crucial parts of our environment for survival

• • D) Theoretical concepts only

What is the nature of structural politics in the context of education and politics?

• A) It deals with the relationship between schools and religious institutions

• B) It deals with the relationship between schools and the community

• C) It deals with the relationship between schools and the government

• D) It deals with the organization and hierarchy within the schools

Which of the following is considered an immediate environment for an organization?

• • A) International markets

• • B) Financial support units

• • C) Global technological trends

• • D) Remote educational institutions

How do parents influence children’s educational aspirations according to Cohen (1987)?

• • A) Through defining behavior and establishing expectations

• • B) By providing financial support only

• • C) Solely through academic assistance

• • D) By choosing their schools

What is the impact of single parenting on children's education as stated by Epstein (1984)?

• • A) Single parents are less involved in their children's education

• • B) Single parents tend to feel pressure to help with home learning

• • C) Single parents usually do not participate in school activities

• • D) Single parenting has no impact on education

What is the main issue with school financing according to the text?

• A) The two aspects go hand in hand to support economic possibilities for individual of nations

• B) Funding comes from several sources: personal income tax, sales tax, property tax and for some states in a country, lotteries

• C) Court cases have challenged some local plans for financing schools as being unfair to poor districts people

• D) The growth of school is seen by functionalists as meeting the economic needs for an educated labor force

What happens when religion is integrated into all aspects of a person’s life, including education?

• • A) It reduces the pressure on schools

• • B) It leads to a seamless integration of religious and educational values

• • C) It creates pressures on the school from the religious environment

• • D) It enhances academic performance

How do conflict theorists view the role of schools in society?

• • A) As independent from economic and occupational demands

• • B) As a way to promote social equality

• • C) As training individuals to meet economic occupational demands

• • D) As purely educational institutions without societal roles

What are the three levels at which school financing occurs?

• • A) International, national, and local

• • B) National, state, and local

• • C) Local, state, and private

• • D) Federal, corporate, and community