Stuart B. Palonsky

Hempies and Squeaks, Truckers and Cruisers -- A Participant observer Study in a City High School.

What is it like to be a high school student? The author of this article spent four months as a participant observer in an urban, integrated and innovative high school in order to explore the social world and the social realities of its students.

Political Restraint in the Socialization of Student Teachers

Abstract Schools are political as well as educational institutions. Among their political activities is the control of knowledge. This can occur through the selection of what is taught, in what context, by whom and for what purposes. Studies of restraint in the schools show that topics considered controversial are often viewed outside the realm of teacher and student business. This study investigates perceptions concerning selected factors of political restraint of three successive graduating classes of pre-service teacher education students in the school in which the students had worked as student teachers.