Surveyed 46 middle- and working-class Mexican American students and 52 middle-class African American students from ethnically diverse high schools in southern California as to American identity, other-group attitudes, self-concept, anxiety, and demographic characteristics. Found varied types of identification manifested by ethnic minority…

Examined the role of castelike patterns in British schooling and the participation of teacher mentalities in maintaining images of working class students and their families within urban communities, using qualitative research and demographic data. The common American assumption that race is the most salient designator of resistance to schooling…

Explores of the influences of social class on one adolescent's language and literacy practices as she moved from high school in an isolated rural community to college in an urban framework. Notes the student became alienated by college courses that did not acknowledge language competencies related to her status as a working-class person. Concludes…

Analysis of narratives constructed in 61 group and individual interviews with mature, working-class adults returning to education showed that, although access programs targeted disaffected learners, many still felt alienated or marginalized or received minimal support and encouragement. They believed that education had to be perceived as…

Examines differences in how working class and middle class New Zealand parents handle sexuality issues with their adolescents, noting that the age of sexual activity is falling, and increasing numbers of students are sexually active. Middle class girls are asserting their right to sexual activity, while working class girls are separating their…

Uses data collected from London school to explore processes through which inner-city, working-class students leave school at the age of 16. Draws attention to issues of identity and inequality. Highlights the ways in which the young people viewed themselves as "not good enough" and "knew their limits" in relation to…

Explores the history of adult education in England focusing on the relationship and interactions between the English intellectuals and people within the working class. States that the two groups were brought together due to their rejection of individualism and materialism. (CMK)

The Ulster People's College and the Community Education Research and Development Centre in Northern Ireland attempt to achieve peace and reconciliation through nonsectarian programs of community education, developing a middle ground and common agenda, promoting social change, and challenging myths and stereotypes. (SK)

Discusses the way in which natural community contexts influence early language socialization and behavior. Compares approaches to language usage and literacy in Black middle- and lower-class families in a particular Southern community. (RJC)

Humberside (England) City Council and Hull University collaborated on a project to offer paid educational leave to manual and lower-grade white-collar council staff. The program was aimed at those who had derived little benefit from formal education and provided a supportive environment for working class women who made up the bulk of the…

Presents a study investigating Eysenck's paradox of socialism: the tendency of working class individuals to hold conservative social and radical economic attitudes and that of middle class individuals to hold conservative economic and radical social beliefs. Reports no evidence supporting economic belief predictions, but some evidence that middle…

Explores the influence of the training programs of transnational corporations on higher education and employment in Central Europe, focusing on the SOCRATES training program of the European Union Community. The premium such programs place on English-language skills may contribute to the development of a working class without English skills. (SLD)

Examined stereotypes of urban blacks and whites at a flea market with 68 black respondents, and at another flea market with 20 white respondents. Cluster-analysis results show that blacks have a relatively complex, multidimensional representation of themselves and of whites, while whites seem to have a more simplistic and negative view of blacks.…

Describes insights gleaned from informal conversations with 27 parents actively involved in their children's schooling. Stereotypes do not apply. Although wealthier white parents receive more encouragement to participate in decision making and school-related activities, they sometimes support working- class/minority causes and favor school…

Discusses teacher education reform from the context of critical pedagogy and global capitalism, maintaining that it remains largely in the thrall of postmodern theory and politics and presents fundamental perspectives for creating a revolutionary pedagogy designed to encourage the development of critical consciousness among students and teachers…