Associations between Civic Engagement and Community College Completion in a Nationally Representative Sample of Young Adults

Autor/in	Rosenbaum, Janet E.
Titel	Associations between Civic Engagement and Community College Completion in a Nationally Representative Sample of Young Adults
Quelle	In: Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 45 (2021) 7, S.479-497 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Rosenbaum, Janet E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-8926
DOI	10.1080/10668926.2020.1724574
Schlagwörter	Citizen Participation; Community Colleges; Educational Attainment; National Surveys; Young Adults; College Graduates; Adolescents; Longitudinal Studies; Voting; Trust (Psychology); Political Attitudes; National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Community college; Community College; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Abstimmung; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung
Abstract	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 markers of civic engagement in 2001 associated with greater attainment of certificates, associates degrees, and bachelor's degrees in 2008: voting, trusting the federal government, and affiliating with a political party. To minimize confounding, we used multivariate regression after exact and nearest-neighbor Mahalanobis matching within propensity score calipers on pre-college parent and adolescent socioeconomic status, demographics, educational expectations, health status, and parent civic participation. Voting in the 2000 presidential election was associated with greater likelihood of attaining a BA, or above; trusting the federal government was associated with greater likelihood of earning a certificate, associate's degree, or BA or above; and affiliating with a political party predicted greater likelihood of earning an associate's degree or BA, or above. These results suggest that two-year colleges that encourage voter registration and political activities may increase their students' engagement and educational attainment. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01