Table of Contents

Abstract

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1
Theoretical Framework
The Research Question

Chapter 2
The Literature Review
Commentary

Chapter 3
The Research Process
The Methodology: An Ethnographic Approach
The Setting
Data Collection

Chapter 4
Data Presentation
Data Analysis
Student Demographics
Attendance Information
Attendance Commentary
Resistance Information
Resistance Commentary
Student Profiles
Five Who Dropped Out
Five Who Attended Sporadically
Seven Who Attended Regularly
Resistance and Attendance Compared
Teacher Interventions and Attitudes

Chapter 5
Discussion
Limitations
Directions for Future Study
Summary

Bibliography

List of Tables
Table 1 - Resistance incidents (all) by attendance group
Table 2 - Resistance incidents (observed) by attendance group
Table 3 - Resistance incidents (interview) by attendance group