Year: 2009
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: What can make can civic socialization in schools more effective? Drawing upon theories of political socialization and civic engagement, I hypothesize that high school government classes requiring active engagement will foster students who are more likely to participate in college activities of a political, democratic or social justice nature. Using an original panel survey of college freshmen at two institutions, I collected information on students' civics education in high school, their engagement patterns in college and also control variables such as demographics, behavioral tendencies and familial socialization. I then studied curricular variations in these students' high school government classes to see how these differences influenced their engagement levels during their first semester of college.
Author: Allison P. Anoll
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2219943487