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The relationship between political education and democratic attitudes is the focus of this worldwide cross-national survey (see Appendix). Prior cross-national investigations (Torney, Oppenheim, and Farnen, 1975) left some major issues unaddressed. Our primary focus is on the relation between ideological content, style of education, and political attitudes. We ask: What effects do liberal and conservative-nationalist educational choices have on university students’ political attitudes, preferences, and self-ratings? When do students see themselves as multicultural, democratic citizens and when do they express authoritarian or extremist preferences? Is educational policy relevant to such attitudes despite a decline in worldwide ideological polarizations?
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© 2000 Russell F. Farnen and Jos D. Meloen
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Farnen, R.F., Meloen, J.D. (2000). Theoretical Introduction: Education and Political Attitudes. In: Democracy, Authoritarianism and Education. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-63025-7_1
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