E-mail interviews with 27 self-identified lesbian and bisexual female high school students define homophobia and heterosexism in high schools, explore the impacts of homophobia and heterosexism on students, and propose ways to combat both homophobia and heterosexism in the schools. (SLD)

Being that educational disparities, manifested through socioeconomic instability, were a major contributing factor to the Los Angeles riots, it is important to examine how public high schools are now shaping the postsecondary opportunities of underrepresented students. Using opportunity-to-learn (OTL) and bounded rationality as frames, this…

Students are infrequently given an opportunity to share their views about themselves and schools. In an earlier study conducted by Fleischmann (1973), two-thirds of the 1,000 surveyed high school students said they did not enjoy school. Some other students focused on attitudes toward teachers. This study surveyed 54 graduating seniors who were…

Launched from a social studies class, the institute for Political and Legal Education shows students how government really operates by getting them involved in it. (Editor)

Offers examples of controversial topics that had been covered successfully by a high school newspaper staff. (AEA)

Alerts high school journalists to the positive and negative aspects of working on college newspapers. (MM)

A former Ontario high school student describes and reflects on her experiences in the semester-long "Beyond the Walls" program--an integrated program that combines environmental education projects, associated language arts, running, and lengthy camping and canoeing trips. (SV)

Study examines the reliability and validity of the Instructional Climate Survey-Form S (ICI-S), a 20-item instrument that measures school climate, administered to students (N=328) in three programs. Analysis indicates that ICI-S was best explained by one factor. Reliability coeffecients of the total score were within the acceptable range for all…

With current focus on academic proficiency, career and technical education (CTE) programs have received less emphasis as an alternative to traditional high school curricular experiences. Yet, this study found that when compared to peers in general high school settings, students in one rural CTE high school center perceived significantly more…

This report presents information on similarities and differences between U.S. high school sophomores as studied at three points in time over the past 22 years, with a focus on cohort demographics, academic programs and performance, extracurricular activities, life values, and educational/occupational aspirations. It provides an update to the…

Using in-depth interviewing, participant observations, and the review of historical and curricular documents, this paper describes and analyzes two Latino community-based small high schools--the Dr Pedro Albizu Campos High School (PACHS) and El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice (El Puente). The findings suggest that these schools are successful…

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate school bullying among public high school students in Turkey. Method: This study used a survey to examine different aspects of bullying in schools. The participants (N=692) were students chosen from five state high schools in Ankara in the 2000-2001 academic year. A self-administered…

This study examined the effects of computer experience, age, and sex on attitudes toward computers among 142 high school language arts students, 107 community college mathematics students, and 105 students living in dormitories at a small liberal arts college. Computer attitudes (computer anxiety, computer confidence, and computer liking) were…

A discussion of the success of a student enterprise in distributive education. (HD)

A six-week university library intern program sponsored by the Job Training Partnership Act investigated the impact of 12 economically disadvantaged high school students working at Grambling State University (Louisiana). Interns succeeded, learned skills later described on their resumes and job application letters, and gained self-esteem and job…