Teachers' Apprehension Study (The Academic Mind)

Attitudes of the academic profession to general college topics and political questions. Topics: Judgement on the political situation at college; assessment and jeopardy to academic freedom as well as assumed ideological supervision of instructors; political participation and courage of one´s convictions; perceived academic constraints and conditions; intended change of job for political reasons; misgivings against the political attitude of one´s own colleagues; comparison of current political climate with the time around 1948; presentation of one´s own opinion in instruction or preference for neutrality of conveying knowledge; influence of political career through membership in certain organizations; attitude to communism; inner-university problems; judgement on the role of students; social mobility; media usage; earlier voting decisions and party preference; memberships. Demography: age (classified); sex; race; marital status; number of children; religious denomination; school education; vocational training; party inclination; party identification; social origins; city size; regional origins; military service.