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Brown, 1977

Brown, M. Higher education for higher consciousness: A study of students at Maharishi International University. Doctoral thesis (summary), University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA, 1976. Findings also published in Dissertation Abstracts International 38(2): 649A, 1977.

Also: Findings also published in Dissertation Abstracts International 38(2): 649A, 1977.

Students at Maharishi International University were found to be more intellectually oriented, more altruistic and psychologically stable, and more committed to higher education than students at the University of California at Berkeley and students at a private arts college, even though they represent the typical heterogeneity of students attending large public universities.

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Year
1977
Publication type
Doctoral Dissertation
Paper type
Empirical
Collected Papers
Vol. 2, pp. 985–1000
Section
Intelligence, Learning and Academic Performance

Findings (14)

Academic Performance

  • Greater Commitment to Higher Education among Students

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Greater Interest in Academic Activities among Students

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Greater Intellectual and Scientific Orientation among Students

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Greater Aesthetic Orientation among Students

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

Self Development

  • Greater Commitment to Personal Development among Students

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

Social Behavior

  • Greater Commitment to Helping Others and Improving Society among Students

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Greater Optimism about the Future of Society among Students

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Greater Tolerance of Authority among Students

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Greater Respect for Traditional Religious Values among Students

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Greater Sense of Social Responsibility among Students

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Greater Sociability, Trust, and Openness to Others among Students

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

Psychological Health

  • Less Impulsiveness among Students

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Less Anxiety among Students

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

  • Better Psychological Health among Students

    Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups

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