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Direct linkPatrick James Radigan – ProQuest LLC, 2022
For-profit colleges have long been a feature of the American higher education landscape and the quality of the education they provide has always been under question. This paper investigates the effects of attending a for-profit college on voting and volunteering as compared to individuals who attended a not-for-profit college or no college at all.…
Descriptors: For Profit Colleges, College Students, Voting, Volunteers
Peer reviewedAhearn, Caitlin E.; Brand, Jennie E.; Zhou, Xiang – Research in Higher Education, 2023
The college-educated are more likely to vote than are those with less education. Prior research suggests that the effect of college attendance on voting operates directly, by increasing an individual's interest and engagement in politics through social networks or human capital accumulation. College may also increase voting indirectly by leading…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Voting, College Graduates, Socioeconomic Status
