Shaping the Religiosity of Chinese University Students: Science Education and Political Indoctrination

Our study examined the respective relationships between two components of higher education in mainland China—science education and political indoctrination—and the religiosity of university students. Using a cross-sectional, representative sample of about 1700 college students in Beijing, we found f...

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Authors: Li, Miao (Author) ; Yang, Fenggang 1962- (Author) ; Lu, Yunfeng 1975- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2018]
In: Religions
Year: 2018, Volume: 9, Issue: 10, Pages: 1-12
Further subjects:B Higher Education
B Atheism
B science education
B political indoctrination
B Religiosity
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