Pulled one way by family tradition, another by Western culture, the Asian children of Southhall, London, progress uneasily through a British education. (Author)

The importance of students' views of the kind of work for which they are destined, or to which they aspire, may help to explain their dissatisfaction with school. Students' attitudes and behavior--arising from the social structural characteristics of the secondary school system--raise the question of the appropriateness of applying the Marxian…

Community colleges are providing an easily accessible educational opportunity for many black Americans; but because of low self-concepts and unmet orientation needs, many black students have difficulty surviving. Recommendations for improving this situation are made. (DC)

The use of prepackaged instructional programs threatens to disenfranchise teachers from their own occupation. To address this concern, this article analyzes the disenfranchisement of elementary teachers in the United States from a Marxist and feminist perspective and outlines several strategies for individuals interested in resisting this trend in…

Discusses the phenomenon of burnout among human service professionals in general, and librarians specifically, and argues that lack of professional autonomy is the true underlying cause. Suggested measures for eliminating or coping with burnout include activities at the individual, professional, and societal levels. (10 references) (CLB)

Discusses a young adult novel with an unusual theme: a neglected boy roams the New York City subways by day and makes his home in a cave. (NKA)

Analyzes the importance of break dancing to a subgroup of Ute and Navajo students at a southwestern high school. Describes the break dancers' interactions with other students, their communities, and their school. Break dancing facilitates intragroup communication, creates a unique group identity, and allows the students a kind of success in…

The use of ethnography in educational research has a potential for building bridges between teacher practice and theory and research. In preservice teacher education, it can induce reflectiveness and encourage observational skills. In inservice education, research would be rooted in teachers' concerns and could become a joint enterprise between…

Student disengagement from school is observed through withdrawal, absenteeism, low-level participation, and discipline problems. This article discusses research on student evaluation systems and presents a study on high school students and the extent to which they experience incompatibilities in the school's evaluation and authority system. (DF)

Students who are highly alienated report a higher incidence of drug use; accordingly, corrective and preventive action can be initiated to reduce alienation, and possibly, as a result, reduce the incidence of drug use. (JD)

The hillbilly stereotype has created image distortions of Appalachian people and culture in mainstream America, in academia, and among mountain people themselves. This paper examines Appalachian student reactions to the stereotype and ways in which students can explore the concept and image of hillbilly and develop their cultural identity.…

The reactions of constituencies of students, administrators, faculty, and community members to student uprisings on the campus of Michigan State University in 1999 were studied. Interviews with 20 people, representing students, administrators, and community members, explored the events leading up to the disturbance of March 27, 1999, following a…

This study examines two ideas that have emerged from research involving African American adolescents with respect to academic achievement: (1) the notion that African American students do not support their peers' academic endeavors; and (2) the notion that African Americans do poorly in school as a result of alienation in the classroom, and may…

Remarks of Alaska Native researcher and educator Paul Ongtooguk are presented. Alaska Natives have successfully educated themselves for thousands of years. Along with the promise of preparing students for the future, schools have promoted the idea that Native cultures should be stripped from the minds of children in order to prepare them for a…

Article discusses and summarizes recent publications touching on secondary school student activism, in particular the demands for greater student involvement in planning a more relevant" curriculum. Student participation in school administration is also covered. (PD)