ERIC Number: EJ1437647
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1949-6591
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Political Bias on Campus: Experimental Evidence
Jason Giersch
Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, v61 n4 p590-601 2024
Does political ideology affect how students judge situations? Although students who are liberal or conservative might both show political bias, they differ in their views of how the world works. This experiment conducted with 739 students manipulates ideology in a scenario about a student government regulating a biased student newspaper. Results showed symmetry in some but not all items, suggesting that bias may have different causal mechanisms depending on ideology.
Descriptors: Political Attitudes, Bias, Student Government, School Newspapers, Causal Models, Public Colleges, Correlation, College Students, Social Problems, Political Affiliation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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