A total of 255 surveys and two interviews from each institution indicated that minority students belonging to the private university experienced higher levels of alienation compared to non minority students. However, the minority students from the public university did not report high levels of alienation.
The powerlessness component of alienation is the most salient in this study, along with the independent variables race, school location, year in school, activity participation, and student status. Overall, 30% minority students sampled experienced alienation. The consequences of alienation are measurable.","abstract_html":"This study investigated levels of alienation between minority and non minority college students. Quantitative and qualitative data was collected through a survey instrument and interviews in two different academic contexts, a public state university and a private, Catholic university in Pennsylvania.</p><p> A total of 255 surveys and two interviews from each institution indicated that minority students belonging to the private university experienced higher levels of alienation compared to non minority students. However, the minority students from the public university did not report high levels of alienation.</p><p> The powerlessness component of alienation is the most salient in this study, along with the independent variables race, school location, year in school, activity participation, and student status. Overall, 30% minority students sampled experienced alienation. The consequences of alienation are measurable.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Kilchenstein, Danielle"],"institution":null,"degree_name":"MA","degree_level":"Immediate Access","degree_discipline":"Graduate Center for Social and Public Policy","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Matthew L. Schneirov, Patricia Dunham"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2008,"date_issued":"2008-01-01T08:00:00Z","date_published":"2008-01-01T08:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-24T02:09:54Z","subjects":["Academic Discrimination","Institutional Racism","Powerlessness","Meaninglessness","Social Isolation"],"languages":["English"],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/744","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Matthew L. Schneirov, Patricia Dunham"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Kilchenstein, Danielle"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2018-08-03T07:00:00Z"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Graduate Center for Social and Public Policy"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Immediate Access"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["MA"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Academic Discrimination","Institutional Racism","Powerlessness","Meaninglessness","Social Isolation"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["English"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/744"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["This study investigated levels of alienation between minority and non minority college students. Quantitative and qualitative data was collected through a survey instrument and interviews in two different academic contexts, a public state university and a private, Catholic university in Pennsylvania.
A total of 255 surveys and two interviews from each institution indicated that minority students belonging to the private university experienced higher levels of alienation compared to non minority students. However, the minority students from the public university did not report high levels of alienation.
The powerlessness component of alienation is the most salient in this study, along with the independent variables race, school location, year in school, activity participation, and student status. Overall, 30% minority students sampled experienced alienation. The consequences of alienation are measurable."]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Organizational Alienation and Minority Students"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Matthew L. Schneirov, Patricia Dunham"],"dc:creator":["Kilchenstein, Danielle"],"dc:date.available":["2018-08-03T07:00:00Z"],"dc:description.abstract":["This study investigated levels of alienation between minority and non minority college students. Quantitative and qualitative data was collected through a survey instrument and interviews in two different academic contexts, a public state university and a private, Catholic university in Pennsylvania.
A total of 255 surveys and two interviews from each institution indicated that minority students belonging to the private university experienced higher levels of alienation compared to non minority students. However, the minority students from the public university did not report high levels of alienation.
The powerlessness component of alienation is the most salient in this study, along with the independent variables race, school location, year in school, activity participation, and student status. Overall, 30% minority students sampled experienced alienation. The consequences of alienation are measurable."],"dc:identifier":["https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/744"],"dc:language":["English"],"dc:subject":["Academic Discrimination","Institutional Racism","Powerlessness","Meaninglessness","Social Isolation"],"dc:title":["Organizational Alienation and Minority Students"],"thesis:degree_discipline":["Graduate Center for Social and Public Policy"],"thesis:degree_level":["Immediate Access"],"thesis:degree_name":["MA"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T02:09:54Z"}