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Sacrifice for the Cause: Group Processes, Recruitment, and Commitment in a Student Social Movement.
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Hirsch, Eric L. – American Sociological Review, 1990
Surveys participants in the 1985 Columbia University divestment protest to develop a perspective on recruitment and commitment to social movements, emphasizing the importance of political solidarity. Group processes such as consciousness raising, collective empowerment, polarization, and collective decision making influence movement participants…
Descriptors: Activism, Case Studies, College Students, Consciousness Raising
A Look at High School Students and Computers: An Observational Study.
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Digranes, Jo Lynn Autry – 1985
A participant observation study was conducted to address socialization, cultural, and values questions related to high school students' interactions with microcomputers. Specific issues addressed included: (1) student social patterns in microcomputer interactions; (2) cultural and sex differences in microcomputer interactions; and (3) student…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Interpersonal Relationship, Interviews, Microcomputers
Organizational Culture in Schools: Myth and Creation.
Willower, Donald J.; Smith, Jonathan P. – 1986
Data were collected from two public secondary schools located in the northeastern United States in order to search for indicators of culture peculiar to each school. Culture was defined in terms of shared norms, values, beliefs, traditions, and patterns of activity. One school was small, was located in a rural area, enrolled about 500 students in…
Descriptors: Athletics, Behavior Standards, Educational Environment, Informal Organization