The Case Study at the beginning of Chapter 3 in the textbook presents a narrative involving a Navajo student, Jack, who doesn't return home after going to the movies with friends. After a week-long absence from both home and school, Jack is eventually found safe. At that point, his parents keep him home from school for a few extra days to help out on the family farm. Which one of the following
alternatives is probably the best explanation for the parents' behavior?
A) Some cultural groups see little need for children to learn how to read and write.
B) The parents are using farm chores as a means of punishing Jack for his misbehavior.
C) The parents are afraid that the school will criticize them for not having located their son sooner.
D) The Navajo culture values both individual autonomy and interpersonal cooperation.
D
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a. ?upper class. b. ?lower-middle class. c. ?lower class. d. ?underclass.
Rate counting is learned mostly through naturalistic and ____________________ activities
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Directors who are successful with fund-raisers ___
a. ?only promote to the center’s parents because it is their children who will benefit b. ?promote the benefit to be derived from the contributor’s dollars c. ?raise money for increasing teachers’ wages d. ?promote the benefit to be derived from the contributor’s dollars and raise money for increasing teachers’ wages
What does action research refer to?
a. Form of inquiry related to reflection on your own practice b. Form of inquiry combining reflection on your own practice and reflection on current research c. Form of inquiry related to reflection on current research d. Form of inquiry based on past research