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Longino, Charles F. – Sociology of Education, 1973
In a panel study of draft eligible male undergraduates, the impact of the first draft lottery upon student political attitudes is examined to test if students drawing low numbers would have increased opposition to war. Evidence was found to be weak. (Author/KM)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Beliefs, Dissent, Higher Education
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Cryns, Arthur G.; Finn, Jeremy D. – Sociology of Education, 1973
The present study was designed to assess some of the attitudinal and ideological factors associated with varying degrees of activism, or participation in political and social protest activities. (Author/JB)
Descriptors: Activism, Behavioral Science Research, Beliefs, Dissent
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Nixon, Howard L., II – Sociology of Education, 1975
The relationships among faculty status, academic field, and attitudinal support of traditional labor tactics on campus are examined. The data for this study, collected through a mailed questionnaire to faculty members, indicate that apparent negative relationships between faculty status and support of labor activism partially disappears when…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Dissent, Educational Research, Educational Sociology
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Aggleton, Peter J.; Whitty, Geoff – Sociology of Education, 1985
A study of upper-middle-class college students in England who responded with "resistance" to their schooling showed that the students' challenges do not constitute effective resistances to prevailing patterns of class or gender relations, i.e., their challenges are not transformative. (RM)
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Comparative Education, Conflict, Dissent