Which of the Following Will Most Clearly Increase the Competitiveness

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following will most clearly increase the competitiveness among schools and expand the educational options available to students and parents?

• A) Charter schools and voucher programs.
• B) An increase in public school expenditures per pupil.
• C) Requirements that public school teachers take more education classes.
• D) Regulations mandating limits on the number of students per class.

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Definitions:

Continuity Theory

A psychological theory suggesting that individuals tend to maintain consistent patterns of behavior, values, and identity over time, particularly through achievements and perspectives.

Social Circles

The groups of people with whom an individual regularly interacts and shares a sense of community.

Socioemotional Selectivity Theory

Theory, proposed by Carstensen, that people select social contacts on the basis of the changing relative importance of social interaction as a source of information, as an aid in developing and maintaining a self-concept, and as a source of emotional well-being.

Psychological Function

A generic term for processes related to the mind, such as thinking, perceiving, feeling, and behaving, that enable individuals to navigate and interpret the world.