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Associations between Civic Engagement and Community College Completion in a Nationally Representative Sample of Young Adults
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Rosenbaum, Janet E. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Educational attainment is associated with voting and political trust, but less is known about whether voting and political trust are associated with subsequently higher educational attainment. In a sample of voting-age two-year college students in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent and Adult Health (n= 1212), this study identified three…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Colleges, Educational Attainment, National Surveys
Impacts of Adolescent and Young Adult Civic Engagement on Health and Socioeconomic Status in Adulthood
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Ballard, Parissa J.; Hoyt, Lindsay T.; Pachucki, Mark C. – Child Development, 2019
The present study examines links between civic engagement (voting, volunteering, and activism) during late adolescence and early adulthood, and socioeconomic status and mental and physical health in adulthood. Using nationally representative data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, a propensity score matching…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Voting, Volunteers, Activism