Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Tables xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. List of People xvii
7. Social Class and Adjustment to School in Rural Places 1
8. A Methodology for Research with Young Students 17
9. The Towns
10. The Adoption of Hispanic and Black Minority-Opportunity Districts: Model Testing and Findings 49
11. Hillside—On the Way to Somewhere Else 53
12. Lakeview—Journey’s End 71
13. Conclusion 87
14. The School and its Teachers and Students
15. Introduction 95
16. Mountainview Middle School 113
17. Sixth Grade Hopes, Seventh Grade Discoveries 123
18. A Transition for Parents and Teachers 135
19. Classrooms, Teams, and Teaching Styles 143
20. How Students Shape Less-Structured Environments 159
21. Conclusion 173
22. The Emotional, Participatory, and Academic Realms of Students’ Lives
23. Introduction 179
24. Peer, Home, and School Self-Esteem 181
25. Extracurricular Participation 203
26. Ability Grouping 225
27. Success and Struggle in the Transition to Middle School 249
28. Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice 261
29. Comparisons of Educational and Economic Factors 269
30. Rubric for Defining Socioeconomic Status Categories 271
31. Recommendations of the Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development 273
32. Sample Student Questionnaire 275
33. Table of Self-Esteem Means 283
34. Student Participation Survey 287
35. Town and Gender Comparisons of California Achievement Test Scores 289
36. Notes 293
37. References 299
38. Index 313