School alienation and its relationship with school climate and academic achievement among school students

Abstract

The current study aimed to investigate the relationship between school alienation, school climate and academic achievement and also identify the level of school alienation, and students perceptions of school climate. It also aimed to fnd out whether there are statistically signifcant differences in the level of school alienation due to gender and grads variables. For the purpose of collecting data and information, school alienation scale and school climate scale were used. The study sample consisted of )870( male and female students from the seventh and tenth grades, who were chosen by purposive method. The results of the study showed that the level of school alienation was low, and students perceptions of the school climate were positive. The results also showed that there were no statistically signifcant differences in the level of school alienation in the level of the school alienation due to gender and grads.There were a statistically signifcant differences in the level of alienation from learning due to gender, the mean score of males was higher than females. There were a statistically signifcant differences in the level alienation from learning due to grade, with the mean score of seventh grade was higher than that of tenth grade.The results showed a negative and statistically signifcant correlation between school alienation and its subscales )alienation from learning, alienation from teachers, and alienation from classmates( and school climate and its subscales )teacher-student relations, studentstudent relations, linking of school, fairness of rules, and school safety(. Inn addition there were a negative and statistically signifcant correlation between school alienation and academic achievement.