Definitions of orientation:

• noun:   the act of orienting
• noun:   a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships
• noun:   an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
• noun:   position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions
• noun:   a course introducing a new situation or environment
• noun:   a predisposition in favor of something

  Example: "Showed a Marxist orientation"