A Researcher Studies the Process of Increasing Achievement in Schools

question 23

Multiple Choice

A researcher studies the process of increasing achievement in schools that are failing. She finds that the first step to successful change was to give the principal leeway in following the school districts rules. The next step was to allow the principal to hand pick his or her staff. The example above is best represented by which of Spradley's taxonomy of semantic relations?

• A) Attribution
• B) Spatial
• C) Sequence
• D) Function

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Definitions:

Salt Water Intrusion

The movement of saline water into freshwater aquifers, which can lead to the contamination of drinking water sources and agricultural irrigation supplies.

Acidification

The process of becoming more acidic, often referred to in the context of soil, water bodies, or the ocean's pH levels decreasing.

Desertification

The degradation of once-fertile land into nonproductive desert; caused partly by soil erosion, deforestation, and overgrazing by domestic animals.

Deserts

Arid regions with extremely low rainfall, supporting limited plant and animal life, and characterized by harsh conditions such as high temperatures and low humidity.