Author Question: Sociologist James S. Coleman's 1966 research (better known as the Coleman Report) on resources and ... (Read 52 times)

beccaep · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Sociologist James S. Coleman's 1966 research (better known as the Coleman Report) on resources and student performance shows

a. that curricula, facilities, class size, and per-pupil expenditures were more important to levels of performancethan family, socioeconomic background, and classmates.
b. that family, socioeconomic background, and classmates were more important than academic resources indetermining levels of performance.
c. that African American students did better in predominantly black schools.
d. how faulty methodologies could later be refuted by careful analysis.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about the South African president's appointment powers is NOT true?

a. The president appoints the cabinet.
b. The president appoints the deputy president.
c. The president appoints members of the judiciary although his discretion in this regard is limited by constitutional provisions.
d. The president's appointment powers have increasingly been used to reward political allies.
e. The president appoints provisional governors.