Wednesday, February 17, 2016

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. 

1 comment:

  1. It sounds like your topic is shifting more toward privatization as a cause of student stress than just the general issue of privatization, which is good.

    A book you need to look at, whether as a guide or as a "counter-argument," is Dana Becker's One Nation under Stress:
    http://www.amazon.com/One-Nation-Under-Stress-Trouble/dp/019974291X/

    That book has been important to several past students who explored "stress" or stress-related topics:
    http://ronikab.blogspot.com/
    http://lauraruesch.blogspot.com/
    http://kelseyhotz.blogspot.com/
    http://houstontyreek.blogspot.com/

    Check out their blogs for source ideas and possible ways to focus. This is a very promising topic.

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