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Civic Returns to Higher Education: A Note on Heterogeneous Effects
1University of California-Los Angeles.
Social Forces; a Scientific Medium of Social Study and Interpretation
|January 7, 2012
Summary
Higher education boosts civic engagement, especially for students less likely to attend college. These civic returns diminish for those with a higher propensity for college enrollment.
Area of Science:
- Sociology of Education
- Political Science
- Civic Engagement Studies
Background:
- Education is traditionally viewed as crucial for fostering civic engagement in the United States.
- Research consistently shows a positive correlation between educational attainment and civic participation.
- However, the impact of higher education on civic returns, particularly for disadvantaged groups, remains under-examined.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the heterogeneity of civic returns to higher education.
- To determine if civic benefits are greater for disadvantaged, low-likelihood college students or advantaged, high-likelihood students.
- To understand how selection into higher education influences civic engagement outcomes.
Main Methods:
- Disaggregating the effects of higher education on civic participation.
- Analyzing the relationship between the propensity for college completion and civic returns.
- Examining effect heterogeneity based on likelihood of college attendance.
Main Results:
- Significant variation in the civic returns to higher education was observed.
- The greatest civic returns were found among individuals with a low likelihood of college completion.
- Civic returns to higher education decreased as an individual's propensity for college attendance increased.
Conclusions:
- The civic benefits of higher education are not uniform across all student populations.
- Targeted interventions may be necessary to maximize the civic engagement potential of higher education for disadvantaged students.
- Understanding selection into higher education is critical for leveraging education as a tool for civic integration.
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