Contrary to media narratives, higher education has little impact on students' political views

Fryer, Tom (2022) Contrary to media narratives, higher education has little impact on students' political views. Impact of Social Sciences Blog (10 Oct 2022). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

It is often taken as a given that higher education shapes the politics of students. However, drawing on evidence from the British Election Study, Tom Fryer finds students’ political attitudes do not change radically during their studies. Instead, students make modest movements to the left and become less ethnocentric, indicating overall a slight shift of position, rather than a wholesale change of attitude.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/
Additional Information:	© 2022 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Date Deposited:	06 Jan 2023 15:51
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 21:17
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/117790

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