Research Blog #3: How might privatization connect to your topic?

How does privatization affect mental illness and stress in college? First of all, privatization increases tuition. That is the biggest and most obvious contribution. But because of the privatization of higher education, along with the raised tuition that this causes, the student loan industry has become one of the largest in America. It is, in almost every case, necessary for students to take out a student loan of some kind in order to pay for college. With the power that the student loan industry has, students end up owing large amounts of money for much of the rest of their lives. This is the main other cause of stress and mental illness in student and post-student lives. 

Research Blog #2: Scouting the Territory

My topic idea still stands. The analytical paper sparked my interest in the affects of higher education on the mental health of students. I found a lot of useful statistics on the APA (American Psychological Association) website, as well as the NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) website. I will definitely be citing specific surveys from these websites. 

http://www.apa.org/monitor/2013/06/college-students.aspx

https://www.nami.org/collegesurvey

My research has not really helped me to refine my topic yet. I know that I want to focus on how the privatization/neoliberalism of higher educatio is creating mental health issues in America. I will probably need to do more research on how privatization/neoliberalism of higher education affects college's tuition, as well as other possible stressors on students. I know that the privatization/neoliberalism of higher education causes inflation of tuition, but I want to research more on why, and also, what other affects this can have on students' mental health, other than high debt. 

Research Blog #1: Initial Topic Idea

I wrote my Analytical paper on the effects of the privatization and neoliberalism of higher education on the mental health of students. This topic actually ended up sparking my interest. and I would be very interested in finding out more on the subject. This may change through the course, if I find something that is interesting enough, I will want to look more into that. But I will probably end up looking at the mental health problems that are associated with the high stress environment of college.