Attitude Change in College Students: Examining the Effect of College Peer Groups and Faculty Normative Groups

This study uses longitudinal student data as well as data from a survey of faculty at the same institutions to explore the relative influence of student peer groups and faculty reference groups on student sociopolitical attitudes. The results are consistent with earlier work indicating that peer nor...

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Published in:The Journal of higher education (Columbus) 1998-03, Vol.69 (2), p.117-140
Main Author: Milem, Jeffrey F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude Change
Attitudes
College environment
College Faculty
College Students
Colleges
Higher Education
Humanism
Influence
Institutional Research
Liberalism
Materialism
Normativity
Norms
Outcomes of Education
Peer groups
Peer Influence
Peer Relations
Political Attitudes
Reference Groups
School campuses
Social Attitudes
Social liberalism
Student Attitudes
Teacher Influence
Teachers
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Summary:This study uses longitudinal student data as well as data from a survey of faculty at the same institutions to explore the relative influence of student peer groups and faculty reference groups on student sociopolitical attitudes. The results are consistent with earlier work indicating that peer norms are more instrumental than faculty norms in influencing student attitudes.
ISSN:0022-1546
1538-4640
DOI:10.1080/00221546.1998.11775130