Foreword / Jo Beth Allen -- Ch. 1. Hanging Around with Kids: Participant Observation Among Adolescents -- Ch. 2. Meadowbrook and its Community School -- Ch. 3. Life in the Eighth Grade -- Ch. 4. Whitmore High School -- Ch. 5. Becoming High School Students -- Ch. 6. School Ethos and Adaptation -- Ch. 7. Diminished Literacy Demands -- Ch. 8. Learning from the Particular.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-187) and index.