Presented at the 66th Annual Convention of the National Catholic Educational Association, Detroit, Michigan, April 7-10, 1969.

In recreating the social and personal truths of their lives, Meyer Levin and Richard Wright recreate the collective truths of their people. Levin follows a journey from alienation to social acceptance, while Wright's experiences move him into further isolation and rebellion. (Author/GC)

The authors cite a need to foster happiness in young people, which they feel can be partially accomplished by teaching students to solve problems. They briefly describe their implementation of curriculum developed by the Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children (IAPC) to promote logical thinking through philosophy instruction. (SJL)

The support group is presented as a practical and therapeutic tool whereby teachers experiencing symptoms of burnout (professional isolation and loneliness) can offer each other needed support while seeking information and generating problem solving strategies. Organizational guidelines and cautions are discussed. (NEC)

Maintains that getting tougher with disruptive youth does not get at the causes of their problems. Urqes administrators to develop alternative programs as the most effective and humane approach to these students. (Author/JM)

Reviews literature regarding alienated youth of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s and maintains that the emphasis in higher education today on humanism and on self-direction may account for the apparent lack of alienation among present-day youth. (Author/DB)

Discusses the tenuous status of illegal immigrants in the United States, emphasizing the implications of the presence of a large class of people so alienated from the social system. Holds that undocumented immigrants should be permitted to become productive members of society. (Author/GC)

Interviews with adolescents revealed that they have a complex "divided metaphysics" of subjectivity, based on a dualistic view of reality versus appearance. Certain conceptual methodological issues surrounding research into self identity are discussed. (Author/DB)

Describes the "Commando Academy," a Milwaukee (Wisconsin) alternative school program for teenage parolees and other disaffected young people. (JG)

Marital estrangement, positive feelings toward spouses, and locus of control among a national sample of 323 female counselors who were either married or formerly married to alcohol-abusing or to non-alcohol-abusing male partners were examined. Statistically significant differences between groups were found. (Contains 36 references.) (Author)

Examined alienation and interactional styles in Black college seniors (n=68) enrolled at a predominantly White university. Found that successful Black students changed their interaction styles to accommodate either predominantly White or predominantly Black campus situations. Determined wanted attention from Whites contributed significantly to…

Investigated alienation by administering Dean Alienation Scale to 157 incarcerated and 1,318 nonincarcerated adolescents. Found that incarcerated adolescents had significantly higher levels of total alienation, isolation, and powerlessness. Given high recidivism rates, results suggest reduction of both alienation and rejection of societal norms…

Examines the relationship between self and modernism in the context of Sri Lankan poetry in English. The dissolution of the unitary self and the problem of its representation in literature are closely linked to the dynamics of writing in English in a country in the Outer Circle. (24 references) (JL)