In order to investigate the relationship among student orientation--social or conceptual--perception of educational process and context, satisfaction, data from a ten per cent random sample (final "n" was 626) drawn from ninth through twelfth grade students from four public schools was analyzed. Self-administered questionnaires were…

Levels of academic achievement are related to race, socioeconomic status, and cultural alienation in a study conducted at a high school in Berkeley, California. The interaction among different classes and ethnic groups is also studied as a factor in student success. (APM)