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Asker, Erdal; Brunner, Eric; Ross, Stephen – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2022
A primary rationale for public provision of K-12 education and state financing of school spending is that education fosters civic engagement and the development of social capital. However, limited evidence exists on whether and how school spending affects civic engagement. Virtually all studies focus on the impact of educational attainment (as…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Finance, Social Capital, Citizen Participation
Mitic, Radomir Ray – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This study contributes new evidence on the factors associated with undergraduate study abroad participation and post-college civic engagement, with particular attention on the moderating influence of first-generation college student status. Drawing on Education Longitudinal Study 2002-2012 data, this study analyzes how students' ascribed…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, First Generation College Students, Citizen Participation, Student Characteristics