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Higher Education, Norm Development, and Environmental Protection
- Source :
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Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research . Feb 2020 79(2):291-305. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- There is a debate on whether higher education in the social sciences generates stronger democratic and environmental norms among students. In our study, we focus on students' perceptions about legitimate rule in the case of environmental protection. We contribute to this debate by using a unique longitudinal data set from seven universities and university colleges in Sweden. Our results show that higher education in the social sciences does not generate stronger democratic or environmental norms, at least not in the case of environmental protection. We discuss why this is the case and refine our results further by looking at individual-level factors, such as gender and ideology.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0018-1560
- Volume :
- 79
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1242056
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-019-00410-7