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Student Study Guide
Chapter 3: Trends in Education

Objectives | Quiz Questions | Suggested Activities | Other Sites to Explore | Other Resources

Everywhere you turn, people are talking about the upcoming turn-of-the-century: the twenty-first century! The new millennium! It is inevitable that as educators we, too, must look to the future. Chapter 3 outlines current trends in education and their implications for the future. Some current issues in the future of education are:

  • Goals 2000
  • Increasing the length of school days or school years
  • Homeschools
  • Single-sex high schools
  • Technological advancements
  • Gender equity
  • Inclusion
  • Employment of female and minority administrators

    OBJECTIVES

    After reading Chapter 3, you should be able to:

    Quiz Questions for Chapter 3

    Quiz Help! Check here for related page references and feedback.

    SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES

    1. Search for a chat room on the Web for parents of children with disabilities. Find out the parents' opinions of and experiences with inclusion

    2. Find the websites for your university. Look up the statistics on the percentage of university administrators who are women or minorities, and compare it to the percentage of students who are women or minorities. Are the proportions a fair representation of the student population?

    3. Explore the public and private school websites in your region. See if you can determine how technologically advanced each school is based upon its web page. Which communities have the best-prepared pages? Is this in relation to how technologically advanced they are?

    4. Find the website of one of the high schools that is housed in a shopping mall. How do they differ from traditionally-placed high schools?

    5. Email President Clinton your opinion regarding the ten goals in his Call to Action for American Education in the 21st Century.

    OTHER SITES TO EXPLORE (Also read p. 73!)

    http://www.aauw.org/2000/sspr.html
    AAUW's Report on Single-Sex Schools
    This copy of a report released by American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation challenges the idea that single-sex schools are effective.
    Textbook links: see pages 58 & 61.

    http://www.ed.gov/G2K/
    Goals 2000 Legislation and Related Items
    Read more about Goals 2000 and other issues of standards in this website by the U.S. Department of Education.
    Textbook links: see pages 51-54.

    http://www.feminist.com/nwsa.htm
    National Women's Studies Association
    Read more about gender equity and other women's issues in this publication by the National Women's Studies Association.
    Textbook links: see pages 61, 63, & 66-69.

    http://www.balancenet.org
    Straight Talk About Schools
    This interactive site for teens may provide you with some insights into teenagers' perspectives about gender issues.
    Textbook links: see page 61.

    http://teams.lacoe.edu/
    TEAMS Distance Learning K-8
    The Los Angeles County Office of Education offers this website full of resources, lesson plans, and web links for those interested in participating in distance learning.
    Textbook links: see pages 69-72.

    OTHER RESOURCES

    Haberman, M. 1994. Visions of equal educational opportunity: The top 10 fantasies of school reformers. Phi Delta Kappan 75 (9): 689-92.

    Hart, L.A. 1989. The horse is dead. Phi Delta Kappan 71 (3): 237-43.

    Walling, D.R. 1997. Hot buttons: Unraveling 10 controversial issues in education. Bloomington,IN: Phi Delta Kappa.

    Yaffe, E. 1994. Not just cupcakes anymore: A study of community involvement. Phi Delta Kappan 75 (9): 697-704.

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