The Student Attitude Survey

Topics: Attributes of an ideal professor and image of the professors at the college; contacts and communication with college instructors; self-image of students; evaluation of study conditions, education, research, instruction, mass operation and academic freedom at the university; most important goals of university education; reasons for the choice of the university city; assessment of the need for reform of American society; most important problems of the university; promotion of creative and critical thinking of students by professors; evaluation of appropriate methods of student protest; sympathy for the student demonstrations at the Berkeley University; personal political activities and willingness to participate in demonstrations; attitude to the civil rights movement, the Vietnam war, sexuality, the church and the government; judgement on the effect of political protest against the Vietnam war; perceived deceptions among students; diverse scales: among others satisfaction with studies, dogmatism and democracy; judgement on the student newspaper; length of studies; daily study time; performance certificates; average grade; occupational goal; working student; political orientation and change in attitude since start of studies; membership in college political groups; social origins and influence of parents on the decision for studies; contact with parents and political discussions; party preference of parents; media usage.

Demography: age (classified); sex; race; marital status; family composition; number of children; religious denomination; religiousness; household income; housing situation; regional origins; military service.