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Article: New Research on College Students' Political Views
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- April 1, 2008
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CopyrightCopyright Association of American Colleges and Universities Spring 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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In the charged political climate surrounding the upcoming presidential election, where do college students fit in? According to new research conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates for the Leon and Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy, American college students are politically engaged and have strong opinions about candidates and election issues, but are pessimistic, overall, about the state of the nation. These results come from the Panetta Institute s April report, "2008 Survey of America's College Students," which includes data drawn from more than 1,000 telephone and online interviews with a nationally representative sample of four-year college students.
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The State ...