Describes the prevalence of in-school substance use, why students use substances in school, and the effects of in-school substance use. Suggests preventive action on two fronts: Identify and respond to alienated students and limit the opportunity for substance use through increased student monitoring and intervention. (Contains 23 references.)…

Examines the writings of Albert Wendt and Witi Ihimaera who depict South Pacific Islanders as living separated from their past and traditions, and, therefore, from their own identities. The resolution of the quest for identity and meaning is shown to lie in integration of the past and the present. (JL)

Presents five strategies (incorporating a strategic plan, shared decision-making, special topic seminars, a community project, and educator seminars) designed to reduce high school student alienation within months and produce long-term effects on students, teachers, and administrators. Cooperation is the key to success. Includes six references.…

For some youth, schools provide more structure and stability than any other source. Project Pioneer, a pilot project at a Wichita (Kansas) high school, helps create a support base for high risk youths entering high school. Success depends on extensive staff training and close counseling for potential dropouts. (MLH)

Interviews with 13 women who had worked in temporary clerical positions identified ways in which they are alienated from work, from others, and from themselves; the ways they actively resist alienation; and constraints on resistance. Results revealed a concern that temporary workers are disproportionately those already marginalized, such as women…

Evaluated relationships among negative-personal functions of drinking, alienation, and perceived discrepancies between valued goals and expected success toward valued goals in 257 college drinkers. Found positive relationship between alienation scores and extent of discrepancies between values and expectations for academic and social success.…

Looks at the familiar, though largely undiscussed, figure of educational discourse, "safe space." Shows "safe space" to be an emerging metaphor for classroom life through an examination of four instances of usage. Offers a hopeful response to pervasive concerns about individual isolation in an increasingly stressful and pluralistic world. (DSK)

In this article, Lynne Cook describes a research project carried out to evaluate a particular approach to reconnecting young people in Key Stage 4 who have become disconnected from the education system. Here, she uses some case studies to explore these young people's disconnection and puts forward and evaluates a new model of alternative provision…

This short-term longitudinal study investigated 918 students' school-related affect across the transition to high school. The study focused specifically on the moderating effect of change in student ethnic congruence from middle to high school. Results indicate that students experiencing more ethnic incongruence from middle to high school, in…

Middle- and upper-middle-class students continue to outpace those from less privileged backgrounds. Most attempts to redress this inequality focus on the issue of access to financial resources, but as "Producing Success" makes clear, the problem goes beyond mere economics. In this eye-opening study, Peter Demerath examines a typical suburban…

This paper examines some personal and interpersonal issues concerning group work and informal learning in the music classroom. It analyses data from a recent research project, which adopted and adapted the informal music learning practices of popular musicians, for use in the classroom. The discussion focuses on three aspects of the project.…

The article discusses a community-based theatre project facilitated with a group of Jewish Ethiopian youth in a boarding school in Israel. The intention is to investigate how far a specific group of black immigrants are able to use theatre for their own needs in such a location. It begins with the presentation of the Jewish Ethiopians as a…

A conceptual framework for understanding student and teacher commitment is illustrated, using data from a field study of 10 urban high schools. Results indicate that alienation and commitment are multidimensional. Commitments of students and teachers are mutually reinforcing. Five school factors--relevance, respect, support, expectations, and…

This article examines the causes and consequences of participation in teachers organizations. The role and significance of teacher organizations in teacher activism is emphasized. (DE)

Questions the appropriateness of unidimensional or unidisciplinary approaches to understanding the student activism phenomenon and suggests the likely futility of intervention programs based on them. (RB)