A teacher center program developed to help teachers and administrators combat teacher burnout is described. (LH)

The stereotyped, media-perpetuated view of early adolescence as a period of storm and stress is highly destructive. By defining all young adolescents as innately egotistical and rebellious, we risk a self-fulfilling prophecy and we limit their chances to develop as individuals and to assume responsibility. (Author/SJL)

The author correlates the generation gap to the complexity of modern Western society, in which adulthood is delayed for adolescents and in which parent and child of necessity have separate work and leisure activities and, therefore, little chance to interact. (SJL)

A renewal model for an inner-city high school is described and learnings from its planning, implementation, and experience are presented. (JD)

Dean's alienation scale was employed with a sample of adolescent suicide attempters. Several variables were examined by multiple regression procedures and eight found to be statistically significant. The fact that adolescence, by itself, seems to be a good predictor of whether a person will attempt suicide is discussed (Author/SJL)

The major implication of this study is that school rebellion is not a response to the school experience itself. Other findings are presented concerning the scalability of school disruption items, the nature of expressive alienation and its components, and the impact of sex, race, and neighborhood on school rebellion. (KC)

Explored youth disaffection, focusing on K-12 schools in England and France. Data from student interviews, staff interviews, and classroom observations indicated that educational inclusion in the two countries was not meeting the educational needs of disaffected youth. Within the disaffected cohort, those from ethnic minorities were doubly…

Describes how the problems of Black urban youth have changed qualitatively and quantitatively over the past 20 years because of deteriorating social and economic conditions. Reviews the 5 articles in the theme issue. (FMW)

Foreign students say that because university representatives rarely reach out to them, they rely on each other for advice on everything from academic schedules to American culture. But administrators say foreign students do not always take advantage of the resources, and stick together rather than mix with Americans. (MLW)

Asian American students are called a "model minority" for their scholastic success. Few studies focus on their educational concerns. This study surveyed students of Japanese, Korean, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Island decent and found they were generally pleased with college experiences. Attitudes toward education and the impact of…

Results are reported from a study that examined the relationship between academic dishonesty and contextual and social alienation among public and private school ninth through twelfth graders (N=1,534). Cheating was more prevalent among private school White males and among students who exhibited a high level of contextual alienation. (IAH)

Excessive concern about test scores exacerbates student alienation. As one California student survey shows, there are too many schools without heart. Recent research indicates that schools structured as caring communities have better holding power and curricula to help students create meaning through knowledge-based problem solving. (MLH)

Twenty-four young teachers from urban backgrounds, teaching in two rural Queensland secondary schools, were surveyed about their relationships with students, the community, and administrators; teaching conditions; their satisfaction with teaching, in general and in a rural community; and their career plans. Contains 35 references. (SV)

Addresses why childhood educators should concern themselves with the issue of childhood loneliness and isolation. Reviews research findings that show loneliness predisposes children and adolescents to a wide array of adverse consequences that suggest the need for incorporating loneliness reduction strategies within existing childhood programs.…

Studied level of alienation and associations between socioeconomic variables and alienation in 200 older senior center clients. Found group isolation and powerlessness were more prevalent than personal isolation or normlessness; health, race, education, and income were strongest predictors of alienation; and older Blacks and those with lower…