Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-2011

Publication Title

College Teaching

Volume

59

Issue

2

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Abstract

This study explored the relationship between identity development, as gauged by Marcia's identity development construct, and student perception of instructor political bias. Regression analysis was employed to compare participant responses on the Ego Identity Process Questionnaire, a measure of Marcia's construct, with the Political Bias in the Classroom Survey, a measure gauging perceptions of and reactions to instructor political bias. The EIPQ's commitment scale was found to be a significant positive indicator for the PBCS's perception scale, suggesting that students who are strongly committed to their identity are more likely to perceive an instructor as having a political bias. Recommendations are made for how to address perceptions of political bias.

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This manuscript has been published in the journal College Teaching. Please find the published version here (note that a subscription is necessary to access this version):

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/87567555.2010.511312#.VczGkvm0c84

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