Public Versus Private Colleges: Political Participation of College Graduates

被引:3
作者
Lott, Joe L., II [1 ]
Hernandez, Jose [2 ]
King, Joe P. [2 ]
Brown, Tiffany [1 ]
Fajardo, Ismael [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Washington, Coll Educ, Dept Educ Leadership & Policy Studies, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[2] Univ Washington, Dept Educ Psychol, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Political participation; Baccalaureate and beyond (B&B); Structural equation modeling (SEM); Public/private institutional differences; OF-FIT INDEXES; SUBJECT-MATTER; STUDENTS; EDUCATION; CHOICE; TRANSITION; ENGAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY; ATTITUDES; MODELS;
D O I
10.1007/s11162-013-9301-z
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
Using data from the Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:93/03) of College Graduates, we use structural equation modeling to model the relationships between college major, values held in college, collegiate community service participation, and the post-college political participation of college graduates by public versus private institutions. We use Holland's Theory of person-environment fit as lens to understand differences in political participation across majors and institutional contexts. Over a 10-year period immediately after receiving the baccalaureate, we find that choice of major and individual values are differentially associated with post-college political participation for private institution graduates when compared to the counterparts at public institutions. We relate our findings to extant literature that highlights the differences in institutional characteristics between public and private colleges and socialization patterns of undergraduates that may inform differences in post-college political participation. Implications for future research are also offered.
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页码:895 / 929
页数:35
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