http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2020(V-III).22
10.31703/gesr.2020(V-III).22
Published : Sep 2020
Analysis of University Students' Generalized Trust on Public Institutions
Generalized trust is the most common and natural concept. It plays an important role in society. It depends on the performance of public institutions. Generalized trust in public institutions creates a positive environment in society. The major purpose of the current study was to analyze the generalized trust of university students in public institutions. 600 students were randomly selected as a sample from four public universities of Punjab. The questionnaire was used to collect the data. The questionnaire demonstrated Cronbach Alpha Coefficients of more than .70. Findings revealed that generalized trust of students was higher on the military institution, but overall, students showed distrust in these institutions such as police, parliament. Results also showed that fighting terrorism, corruption, political pressure, poverty, lack of education are major problems faced by public institutions.
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Generalized Trust, Public Institutions, Universities, Transparency, Merit
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(1) Shahnaz Perveen
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, The Government Sadiq College Women University Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Hina Kaynat
PhD Scholar, Department of Education, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Rabia Latief
MPhil Scholar, Department of Education, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Perveen, S., Kaynat, H., & Latief, R. (2020). Analysis of University Students' Generalized Trust on Public Institutions. Global Educational Studies Review, V(III), 214-221. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2020(V-III).22
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CHICAGO : Perveen, Shahnaz, Hina Kaynat, and Rabia Latief. 2020. "Analysis of University Students' Generalized Trust on Public Institutions." Global Educational Studies Review, V (III): 214-221 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2020(V-III).22
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HARVARD : PERVEEN, S., KAYNAT, H. & LATIEF, R. 2020. Analysis of University Students' Generalized Trust on Public Institutions. Global Educational Studies Review, V, 214-221.
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MHRA : Perveen, Shahnaz, Hina Kaynat, and Rabia Latief. 2020. "Analysis of University Students' Generalized Trust on Public Institutions." Global Educational Studies Review, V: 214-221
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MLA : Perveen, Shahnaz, Hina Kaynat, and Rabia Latief. "Analysis of University Students' Generalized Trust on Public Institutions." Global Educational Studies Review, V.III (2020): 214-221 Print.
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OXFORD : Perveen, Shahnaz, Kaynat, Hina, and Latief, Rabia (2020), "Analysis of University Students' Generalized Trust on Public Institutions", Global Educational Studies Review, V (III), 214-221
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TURABIAN : Perveen, Shahnaz, Hina Kaynat, and Rabia Latief. "Analysis of University Students' Generalized Trust on Public Institutions." Global Educational Studies Review V, no. III (2020): 214-221. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2020(V-III).22