Replication Data for: Professor Favorability and Student Perceptions of Professor Ideology

Academia has become an increasingly common political target, particularly the institution of academic tenure, which many conservative politicians accuse of helping to perpetuate the ideological indoctrination of students. This study focuses on students’ perceptions of professors’ ideology by examining the link between student ideology, professor favorability, and perceptions of professors’ ideology. We employ an original survey instrument and find that, rather than forming perceptions of their professors’ political views based on their professors’ actual positions, students tend to project their own ideology onto their professor, based on the extent to which they like their professor.

学术界已日益成为常见的政治攻击目标，其中尤以学术终身教职（academic tenure）制度为甚——诸多保守派政客指责该制度助长了对学生的意识形态灌输。本研究聚焦学生对教授意识形态的认知，通过考察学生自身意识形态、教授好感度与学生对教授意识形态认知三者之间的关联展开分析。本研究采用原创性调研工具开展研究，结果发现：学生并非基于教授的真实政治立场来形成对其政治观点的认知，而是倾向于根据自身对教授的喜爱程度，将自身意识形态投射至教授身上。