The author makes three assumptions in discussing the effect of collective negotiations on teachers' sense of alienation: first, alienation is a multidimensional concept that, in this context, is taken to derive from within the organizational setting of the school system; second, school systems are organized as bureaucracies containing more or less…

The study measures individual differences in attitude toward student activism on an 18-item Likert type scale. A validity comparison of a known extreme group with a sample from the general student population yielded a significant difference between the means of the groups. Construct validity was evaluated by first testing the differences between…

To investigate differences between special education (SE) and normal subjects with respect to degree of alienation, 102 males and 54 female educable mentally retarded adolescents were compared to their normal peers on responses made to an 87-item opinion questionnaire. Of the seven measures of alienation contained in the questionnaire, the SE…

The purpose of this study was to provide information concerning the dimensions of perceived student rights, which were defined as policies on student behavior in the development and implementation of which students may petition to participate. A 54-item attitude instrument was designed to include controversial statements gleaned from the…

Concerned with the treatment of leisure as "an empty, valueless, superficial phenomenon in American culture," the authors conducted a study relating work, leisure, and politics among blue collar workers. Underlying the study was their fundamental hypothesis that "when play is encouraged on the job, the job-holder becomes more committed to his job,…

This paper reviews studies of teacher anxiety (stress and tension) with a focus on the incidence, sources, and effects of anxiety, and methods of reducing it. Previously, global definitions of anxiety have been used, and assessment has been largely restricted to paper-and-pencil measures. The incidence of anxiety among teachers, both beginning and…

The Commission for Youth Involvement was formed to examine existing programs and recommend better methods to facilitate youth participation in state and community affairs. The commission studied education, social problems, State government, community government, the present political system, and youth and the law. Recommendations included: (1)…

This is the developmental segment of a three-phase research demonstration program that has designed special models in counseling, curriculum, and media for use by 50 students identified as grossly alienated from the educational process and most aspects of personal adjustment and community life. As the student achieves in both academic classes and…

The COVID-19 pandemic, which affected all areas of life, also continues to affect addiction situations. The present study was conducted to investigate the relationships among self-alienation, fear of COVID-19 and smartphone addiction. Within the scope of the research, 4 hypotheses were tested within the quantitative design. Using the…

A study of teacher militancy at a medium size University indicates that faculty militancy may be more a function of perceptions of the employing organizational context than standard demographic characteristics. (Author/DE)

This article reviews the alienated individual's view of work, explores vocational development theory, and suggests that, to aid the alienated, vocational guidance begin with the question of values. (Author)

Defines the concept, "Community Education," the part that student alienation has in causing school vandalism, reports two studies that help prove the constructive influence of community schools in reducing school vandalism, and how student cooperation can be gained in community education. (RK)

A factor analysis of a questionnaire investigating alienation among ninth and tenth graders is presented. Three factors--Personal Incapacity, Cultural Estrangement, and Guidelessness--were identified and analyzed. Group differences according to community environment, socioeconomic status, ability, and sex were also investigated. (JKS)

How do children of Asian origin, who were born and educated in Britain, cope with the conflicting pressures of family, school and, more recently, unemployment? The author goes behind the scenes of an inner-city youth club in Manchester. (Editor)

Possibly the major conclusion which could be drawn from this study is that for black college students attendance at a predominantly white university and political and racial alienation are directly related. (Author)