Irwin A. Hyman, Irwin A. Hyman, Pamela A. Snook, Pamela A. Snook
This article summarizes findings from research using My Worst School Experience Scale and the new version, the Student Alienation and Trauma Scale. Certain students report chronic ridicule and rejection from peers and/or adults leading to alienation and antagonism towards school. These traumatic experiences are more common in schools with a negative climate. The authors contrast positive and negative climates and show how the latter can create a "student alienation syndrome. " Powerful solutions to school violence require creating positive school climates while punitive responses only intensify school alienation.
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