The Effects of University Education on the Political Attitudes of Young Adults

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Higher Education
• Main Author: Mintz, Eric
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education 1998
• Subjects: Corner Brook; Newfoundland; Terre-Neuve
• Online Access: https://journals.sfu.ca/cjhe/index.php/cjhe/article/view/183310; https://doi.org/10.47678/cjhe.v28i1.183310

The attitudes of a panel of young adults in the Corner Brook, Newfoundland area on a variety of politically-relevant topics were examined over a two year period to measure the possible effects of a university education. Generally, those who attended university did not change significantly in their attitudes as compared to high school graduates who did not attend university. Les attitudes politiques d'un jury composé de jeunes de la région de Corner Brook à Terre-Neuve ont été étudiées pendant deux ans afin d'évaluer les effets possibles de la formation universitaire. De façon générale, les jeunes qui vont à l'Université ne modifient par leurs attitudes politiques si on les compare aux jeunes sortant du secondaire qui ne se sont pas inscrits à l'université.