Cultural Influence on History Textbooks
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According to sociologists, how do they view knowledge?

  • As problematic (correct)
  • As something that exists 'out there'
  • As something that is taken for granted
  • As something that is discovered through logical procedures

    • What do sociologists and philosophers emphasize about knowledge?

  • The absolute truth of knowledge
  • The social basis of knowledge (correct)
  • The objective nature of knowledge
  • The individual basis of knowledge

    • According to constructionism, how is knowledge produced?

  • By communities of like-minded scientists (correct)
  • By discovering it 'out there'
  • Through the use of logical procedures and objective criteria
  • By individuals in isolation

    • What does constructionism imply about truth and knowledge?

    <p>Truth is relative to the individual</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Michael F.D. Young, what did he focus on?

    <p>The social construction of knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which country focused on the war in the Pacific rather than in Europe or North Africa?

    <p>Japan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Foster and Nicholls, how did the US textbooks portray America's entry into the war?

    <p>As being decisive to the outcome</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do governments across the globe see education as linked to?

    <p>Economic growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the New Right emphasize in education?

    <p>Efficiency and value for money</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a knowledge economy based on?

    <p>Intellectual skills</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Young, how did he view the curriculum?

    <p>As a socially constructed area of investigation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the postmodernist perspective on knowledge?

    <p>Knowledge is relative and limited</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Lyotard, how is knowledge defined in different cultures?

    <p>Knowledge is defined in different ways by different cultures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the postmodernist perspective on the task of education under modernity?

    <p>Education should teach many different things and accept different truths</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Moore, what is his criticism of the claim that all truth is relative?

    <p>There must be one truth that is not relative</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organization campaigns for and promotes gender equality in education in Africa?

    <p>FAWE</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, what is one of the factors perpetuating the imbalance in girls' participation and performance in Mathematics, Science, and Technology subjects in sub-Saharan Africa?

    <p>Cultural practices and attitudes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which model was developed by FAWE to increase and sustain access, interest, participation, and performance of girls in STEM subjects at all levels?

    <p>STEM model</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Andre Spicer (2016), what does he argue about the knowledge economy?

    <p>It is largely a myth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Reynolds (1991) argue about the construction of knowledge from a feminist perspective?

    <p>Gender is highly significant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Young, areas of the curriculum or individual subjects have high status if they are:

    <p>Taught in same-ability sets or groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Young, educational knowledge is stratified or ranked on four dimensions. Which one of the following is NOT one of those dimensions?

    <p>Whether it emphasizes individual rather than group assessment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Reynolds, the distinction between 'academic' subjects and 'non-academic' subjects is based on a division between

    <p>Mental labor and manual labor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Young and his associates argue that people in positions of power define what is seen as valued knowledge in order to

    <p>Maintain the established order</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, cultural relativism suggests that

    <p>All knowledge is equally valid and valuable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Dale Spender, feminist sociologists argue that educational knowledge is defined 'from a white "male" perspective whereby the achievements, struggles and even existence of women is omitted from the picture'.

    <p>Educational knowledge is defined from a white male perspective.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    1. According to Dale Spender, who largely controls education?

    <p>Men</p> Signup and view all the answers

    1. What does Dale Spender argue about the content of the school curriculum?

    <p>It is biased towards men's achievements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    1. According to Dale Spender, how are women's knowledge and experiences portrayed in education?

    <p>As insignificant and unimportant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    1. What perspective does Dale Spender examine the school curriculum from?

    <p>A feminist perspective</p> Signup and view all the answers

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