Alienation and educational setting

Abstract

Studied 1,000 students drawn from various fields of study in 3 universities, using random stratified sampling procedures. Each S was administered a 65-item inventory designed to measure 4 aspects of alienation: ego identity, powerlessness, normlessness, and disorganization. It is concluded that alienation in the educational system is all-pervasive and intense, but that there is a growing recognition of student power. Thus a strange situation exists in which alienation and the sense of belonging balance each other. 

Keywords: Alienation, educational