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THE DISILLUSIONMENT OF STUDENTS DENIED ADMISSION TO A PREFERRED MAJOR VIEWED FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY OF ALIENATION.

Why students respond differently when they are denied admission to a preferred academic major may be explained using a psychological theory of alienation. Using this theoretical perspective, three trajectories producing feelings of alienation are presented. The most intense of these trajectories, th...

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Published in:College Student Journal Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 153 - 166
Main Author: BARBER, CLIFTON E.
Format: Article
Published: Project Innovation Austin LLC Spring2014
Subjects:
Social alienation
College students
Research
College majors
Disillusionment
Psychological typologies
Expectation (Psychology)
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