Civic Returns to Higher Education: A Note on Heterogeneous Effects

Autor/in	Brand, Jennie E.
Titel	Civic Returns to Higher Education: A Note on Heterogeneous Effects
Quelle	In: Social Forces, 89 (2010) 2, S.417-433 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7732
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Disadvantaged Youth; Citizen Participation; Civics; Role of Education; Socioeconomic Influences; College Bound Students; Outcomes of Education; Graduation Rate; Longitudinal Studies; Racial Differences; Family Influence; Parents; Educational Attainment; Family Structure; Parent Role; Peer Influence; College Graduates; Volunteers; Family Income; Place of Residence; Cognitive Ability; College Preparation; National Longitudinal Survey of Youth + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Staatsbürgerkunde; Bildungsauftrag; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Rassenunterschied; Eltern; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Parental role; Elternrolle; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Freiwilliger; Familieneinkommen; Wohnort; Denkfähigkeit
Abstract	American educational leaders and philosophers have long valued schooling for its role in preparing the nation's youth to be civically engaged citizens. Numerous studies have found a positive relationship between education and subsequent civic participation. However, little is known about possible variation in effects by selection into higher education, a critical omission considering education's expressed role as a key mechanism for integrating disadvantaged individuals into civic life. I disaggregate effects and examine whether civic returns to higher education are largest for disadvantaged low likelihood or advantaged high likelihood college goers. I find evidence for significant effect heterogeneity: civic returns to college are greatest among individuals who have a low likelihood for college completion. Returns decrease as the propensity for college increases. (Contains 1 figure, 5 tables and 7 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10