John Nathan, who grew up in a relatively affluent family and attended private schools, has just accepted a job in a public middle school in a low-income school district. Realizing that his own experiences may not have prepared him to be successful in this setting, John decides to spend time in the neighborhood observing young adolescents as they go about their lives: playing sports, running
errands, and just hanging out. He discovers that these youngsters are in some ways very different from, and yet in other ways very similar to, the kids with whom he grew up. John's inquiry most closely resembles which one of the following?
a. A correlational study
b. A longitudinal study
c. An ethnographic study
d. A grounded theory study
C
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A. radical changes B. tensions throughout the South C. dramatic change in the life of black southerners D. All these answers are correct.
Mr. and Mrs. Duchenne want to provide an environment that will help their teenage son make friends. They should know that the key factors that help individuals with intellectual disabilities make friends are
A) being friendly and having access to transportation. B) social skills and encouragement. C) familiarity and openness. D) proximity and similarity.
Based on the racial and ethnic groups defined in this chapter, how has the knowledge base needed to understand the cultural background of the student changed over the past few decades?
What will be an ideal response?
A(n) ______ is also referred to as an instrumental case study.
A. intuitive case study B. illustrative case study C. exploratory case study D. collective case study