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General and Special Education Eighth Edition Ann Turnbull/Rud Turnbull Grace L. Francis Meghan Burke Kathleen Kyzar Shana J. Haines Tracy Gershwin Katharine G. Shepherd Natalie Holdren/George H. S. Singer 1 / 4

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Chapter 1: Trust, Partnerships, and Social Justice

Learning Outcome Quizzes 1 Application Exercises 10 Test Items 10 Test Answer Key 15 2 / 4

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Chapter 1: Trust, Partnerships, and Social Justice

Chapter 1 Learning Outcome Quizzes

Learning Outcome 1.1: Define trusting family–professional partnerships and

summarize the basic concepts of the ecology of education and of trust as the core of partnerships.[Q1] Abbie is a new 6th-grade student at Prairie Heights Elementary School located in a small rural community. Prior to Prairie Heights, Abbie went to a large school located in a city that had a very high crime rate. Consequently, Abbie’s family decided to move to a much smaller and rural community, so they could be closer to extended family. These different contexts and their impact on Abbie are best described through which theory?

• Child development theory
• Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory [correct]
• Social theory
• The theory of moving

[Feedback for Answer Choice 1] Child development theories focus on the physical, cognitive, and social growth of children from birth through early adulthood. Recognized child development theorists include Sigmund Freud, Erik Erikson, and Lev Vygotsky.[Feedback for Correct Answer 2] Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory explains how relationships affect children and youth.With the student in the center of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory, the premise is that students are impacted by the multiple concentric circles of social justice sources, environments, and people.[Feedback for Answer Choice 3] Social theory refers to ideas, arguments, hypotheses and other speculations about how and why human societies form, change, and develop over time and sometimes disappear.[Feedback for Answer Choice 4] The theory of moving as it might relate to child development is a made-up term.[Q2] Describe the three major areas of consideration for families when deciding whether they can trust a professional.

• Cognitive, collaborative, and emotional
• Cognitive, social, and affective
• Communication, behavioral, and collaborative 3 / 4

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• Cognitive, affective, and behavioral [correct]

[Feedback for Answer Choice 1] Cognitive is only one of the three areas of consideration for families when deciding whether they can trust a professional.[Feedback for Answer Choice 2] Cognitive and affective are two of the three areas of consideration for families when deciding whether they can trust a professional.[Feedback for Answer Choice 3] Behavior is only one of the three areas of consideration for families when deciding whether they can trust a professional.[Feedback for Correct Answer 4] Families will usually make the decision as to whether they can trust a professional cognitively, affectively, and behaviorally.[Q3] Over the summer, as Mrs. Goggins prepared for the upcoming school year, she decided to create a personalized website for her student’s families that would allow her to post the class schedule, relevant information throughout the year, pictures of the students and class, and she even included an area where parents can reach out to her and ask questions or seek out information directly from Mrs. Goggins. Recalling Epstein’s six types of partnerships for promoting student success, which type of partnership does Mrs. Goggins’ website address?

• Communicating [correct]
• Collaborating with the community
• Technical
• Parenting

[Feedback for Correct Answer 1] Communicating is described as exchanging information about school processes and student progress.[Feedback for Answer Choice 2] Collaborating with the community refers to working jointly with community organizations and resources.[Feedback for Answer Choice 3] Epstein’s six types of partnerships include parenting, communicating, volunteering, extending learning in home, decision making, and collaborating with the community.[Feedback for Answer Choice 4] Parenting is described as supporting parents to meet basic parenting needs.

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