Predictors of Civic Values: Understanding Student-Level and Institutional-Level Effects

This multilevel study extends the work of Pascarella, Ethington, & Smart (1988) and Rhee and Dey (1996) to investigate how student-level characteristics and organizational characteristics affect college students' civic values. Institutional variables found to impact civic values include ins...

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Published in:Journal of college student development 2013, Vol.54 (1), p.1-16
Main Author: Lott, Joe L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Citizen Participation
Citizenship education
College Students
Context Effect
Democracy
Ethnic Studies
Higher Education
Individualized Instruction
Institutional Characteristics
Majors (Students)
Outcomes of Education
Political Attitudes
Political science
Program Effectiveness
Social Sciences
Social Values
Socialization
Student Characteristics
Student Development
Student Volunteers
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Summary:This multilevel study extends the work of Pascarella, Ethington, & Smart (1988) and Rhee and Dey (1996) to investigate how student-level characteristics and organizational characteristics affect college students' civic values. Institutional variables found to impact civic values include institutional selectivity, institutional size, and attending a private institution. Student-level variables found to impact civic values include having taken a women's studies class, ethnic studies class, and being a social science major. Using Weidman's (1989) model as a conceptual base, this study has implications for a number of theories and practices that further explain the various socialization processes among students that facilitate civic values development. (Contains 4 tables.)
ISSN:0897-5264
1543-3382
1543-3382
DOI:10.1353/csd.2013.0002