A three part questionnaire was administered to 1380 Southern Illinois University students to: (1) elicit demographic data; (2) determine the extent of experience with marihuana; and (3) measure alienation utilizing Dean's scale. In addition, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Lie Inventory was given. Statistical analyses were performed to…

Five general guidelines are presented for the development of alternative educational programs for those students alienated from the traditional educational process. (MJB)

Examined the issue of acquiescence by administering a balanced dogmatism scale and a balanced alienation scale to a random sample of Australians (N=118). Results showed that dogmatism and alienation did not correlate when acquiescence was controlled. (LLL)

Author delineates the social forces that are propelling educational institutions toward programs of involvement education. (Editor)

Student dissent of the late 1960's was buried by high school faculties and lay populations served by them. In this article the authors look at change and dissent prior to the funeral and suggest that counselors, at least, might do well to consider exhuming the body. (Author)

A college graduate of 1960 discusses the great differences between the students of his graduating class and those of the class of 1970. (CK)

The author suggests that present student activism is due to a lack of counseling and a lack of responsiveness to the reality of children's needs. (MS)

Juniors in three high schools were selected for the study. Findings: (1) Both reinforcement groups were effective in reducing students' feelings of alienation; (2) There were no significant differences between effects of model reinforcement and verbal reinforcement counseling; (3) There was no interaction between counselors and treatments or…

Thirty-six young adults referred by professionals and 60 university students selected by questionnaire took part in studies investigating the relationship between autonomy/control variation in childrearing and level of alienation in young adults. The relative contributions of powerlessness, normlessness, and social isolation to total alienation…

This document contains a bakers dozen of what the author calls "dirty" lessons, because they reveal some unpleasant surprises about academic life--surprises that institutions usually fail to mention to faculty candidates when they court them for their first job. The author hopes that one day some young faculty member will discover this list of…

Although recent government initiatives have drawn attention to the importance of listening to young people, attempts to pay attention to their views about their education experience are rare. Drawing on two studies of disaffected and disadvantaged pupils, this article analyses what can be learned from taking their views into account.