Preparing the Next Generation for Electoral Engagement: Social Studies and the School Context

In an era of accountability focused primarily on academic outcomes, it may be useful to reconsider the other original aim of U.S. schools: citizenship development. Using longitudinal, nationally representative data (Adolescent Health and Academic Achievement Study [AHAA] and the National Longitudina...

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Published in:American journal of education 2010-08, Vol.116 (4), p.525-556
Main Authors: Callahan, Rebecca M., Muller, Chandra, Schiller, Kathryn S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Adulthood
Citizen Participation
Citizenship Education
Civic education
Context Effect
Grade point average
High school students
High schools
Mathematics education
National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
Outcomes of Education
Political behavior
Role of Education
Secondary school social studies
Social Sciences
Social studies
United States
Voter registration
Voting
Young Adults
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Summary:In an era of accountability focused primarily on academic outcomes, it may be useful to reconsider the other original aim of U.S. schools: citizenship development. Using longitudinal, nationally representative data (Adolescent Health and Academic Achievement Study [AHAA] and the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health [Add Health]), we employ multilevel models to investigate the effects of social science programs and other measures of school context on young adult voting and voter registration. Findings suggest that school social science context directly influences young adult electoral engagement to the extent that peers’ social science performance can counteract an individual’s low level of social connection to produce an active voter in young adulthood.
ISSN:0195-6744
1549-6511
DOI:10.1086/653627