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The Achievement Narrative and Alienation in School: A Typology of Academic Disconnection

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Sociology of Education

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Abstract

Sociology of Education, Volume 99, Issue 2, Page 117-133, April 2026.
Previous work on student alienation in schools has emphasized alienation as either a source or consequence of students’ lack of achievement. We show, in contrast, how alienation is common to a wide range of students’ experiences in school, including among ...