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

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 a...

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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
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Online Access:https://journals.sfu.ca/cjhe/index.php/cjhe/article/view/183310
https://doi.org/10.47678/cjhe.v28i1.183310
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Summary: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.