Latin American university students : a six nation study/ Arthur Liebman ; Kenneth N. Walker ; Myron Glazer

Why does the interaction between Latin American students and the Latin American university--typically an archaic, socially insulated institution--regularly produce a significant number of students opposed to their governments and to the existing social structure? To answer this question, the authors of this comparative study of student political attitudes and behavior questioned students at eleven universities in six culturally similar but economically and governmentally different Latin American countries: Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, and Uruguay. Preface Acknowledgements Contents Introduction by Seymour Martin Lipset 1 Universities, University Reform, and Student Politics in Latin America: A Historical Overview 2. Social Characteristics and Career Orientations of Contemporary University Students in Latin America 3. University Problems and Students' Attitudes Toward Higher Education 4. Family Background, University Experience, and Student Politics 5. Conservative Students 6. Student Politics and National Context: The Cases of Mexico and Puerto Rico 7. Conclusion Appendix A: Methods Appendix B: Latin American University Student Questionnaire (English Version) Notes Index