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Thomas, Reuben J.; McFarland, Daniel A. – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), 2010
Adolescent voluntary associations are particularly well positioned in the life course to encourage voting as youth become full citizens. Extracurriculars socialize students into voting by habituating them to civic engagement and by connecting them to politically engaged cultures. We establish this argument by testing the effects of high school…
Descriptors: Voting, Ideology, Young Adults, Adolescents
Dee, Thomas S. – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), 2003
The United States has an extensive network of publicly financed and managed schools and provides almost no financial support to private schools. One of the most fundamental justifications for the status quo is the hypothesis that the regulation of private schools cannot adequately ensure that the desired social benefits of schooling will be…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Private Schools, Public Schools, Role of Education