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Description & Citation--Study No. 7059 Bibliographic Description Scope of Study Methodology Access and Availability
Bibliographic Description
ICPSR Study No.:	7059

Persistent URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07059

Title:	University Students' Values, Vocations, and Political Orientations: Mexico, 1962

Principal Investigator(s):	S.M. Lipset

Bibliographic Citation:	Lipset, S.M. UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' VALUES, VOCATIONS, AND POLITICAL ORIENTATIONS: MEXICO, 1962 [Computer file]. Berkeley, CA: University of California at Berkeley, Survey Research Center, International Data Library and Reference Service [producer], 196?. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1976. doi:10.3886/ICPSR07059

Scope of Study
Summary:	This study is part of a larger comparative investigation that included over 15 universities in several Latin American countries, in an effort to assess the adequacy of educational structures for fulfilling the needs of developing nations (see also Brazil: ICPSR 7044, Colombia: ICPSR 7056, Panama: ICPSR 7060, Paraguay: ICPSR 7061, Puerto Rico: ICPSR 7063, and Uruguay: ICPSR 7064). There is a close similarity among the questionnaires administered in these countries, many items being identical. The present study was conducted in 1962 in Mexico. The respondents' educational backgrounds were explored through extensive questions about their secondary school attendance and the level of education attained by their parents and grandparents. The value that students placed on education and on the university in general was examined in variables probing the importance of completing a degree, the main functions of an academic institution, and the respondents' professional prospects and expectations after graduation. Other questions elicited the respondents' views on faculty and student involvement in politics. A major portion of the study assessed the students' perspectives on national and international affairs. Respondents gave their opinions about specific issues affecting their country, such as agrarian reform, the role of the national government, the benefits of foreign capital, and the advantages of joining the Latin American Free Trade Association. Further variables explored the students' views on international issues, such as the Cuban Revolution and aspects of the social, economic, and cultural development of several world powers. Finally, several questions probed the respondents' perspectives on life, social relations and family ties, and moral and religious matters, as well as their tendencies toward progressive political thinking. Demographic variables include age, sex, marital status, number of siblings, religion, and occupation, if applicable.

Subject Term(s):	academic degrees, agrarian reform, career expectations, college activities, college faculties, college students, developing nations, education, families, foreign affairs, goals, higher education, international relations, Latin American Free Trade Association, life plans, Mexico, moral responsibility, national politics, occupations, political activism, political participation, political parties, politics, secondary education, students, universities, values

Geographic Coverage:	Global

Time Period:	1962

Date(s) of Collection:	1962

Universe:	Students from two universities in Mexico: Universidad Autonoma de Mexico and Universidad de Guanajuato.

Data Type:	survey data

Methodology
Data Source:	self-enumerated questionnaires

Access and Availability
Note:	A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.

Original ICPSR Release:	1984-03-18

Dataset(s):	DS1: University Students' Values, Vocations, and Political Orientations: Mexico, 1962

Description & Citation

Description & Citation--Study No. 7059

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Scope of Study

Methodology

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