Investigation of School Alienation in terms of Various Variables in Adolescents Attending High School

Abstract

The present study, it was aimed to examine school alienation in adolescents in terms of gender, migration experience, perceived school security, grade level, perceived academic success level, parental education level, perceived economic level and type of school attended. The study group of the research consisted of a total of 556 adolescents, 318 of whom were female and 238 of whom were male, studying at the high school level. The obtained findings were analyzed by t-test, one-way ANOVA analysis, and multiple linear regression analysis. As a result of the findings of the research, as the grade level increases, the alienation increases, that is, the 11th and 12th-grade students are more alienated from the school than the 9th and 10th-grade students, and according to the variable of the school type attended, the Science High School students are significantly more alienated from the Vocational High School students, It has been found that students with low and medium school achievements are significantly more alienated than students with high school achievement, and students who do not feel safe at school are significantly more alienated from school than students who feel safe at school. There was no significant difference between school alienation and gender, immigration, perceived economic level, and mother and father education levels in adolescents. As a result, activities such as creating a safe climate at school, carrying out harmony and acquaintance programs among students, and making students feel a sense of success by being actively involved in the education process can be preventive for alienation from school.