Alienated Feelings of Normlessness and Discrepant Academic Achievement.

Mickelson, Douglas; Pulvino, Charles

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Publication Date: 1972

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Alienated Feelings of Normlessness and Discrepant Academic Achievement

Mickelson, Douglas; Pulvino, Charles

Journal of Educational Research, 65, 5, 216-18, Jan 72

An investigation was conducted pertaining to the relationship of students' grade point average and subcomponents of alientation, powerlessness, normlessness, and social isolation. The results indicate that (a) normlessness is the prime component of alientation for secondary school students and (b) normlessness is significantly related to discrepant academic achievement for male Ss. (Author)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Educational Research, Grade Point Average, Secondary School Students, Social Adjustment, Social Isolation, Student Alienation, Teacher Attitudes

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