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A Longitudinal Analysis Of Volunteerism Activities For Individuals Educated In Public And Private Schools, Albert Chang, David Sikkink
A Longitudinal Analysis Of Volunteerism Activities For Individuals Educated In Public And Private Schools, Albert Chang, David Sikkink
Education Reform Faculty and Graduate Students Publications
Previous studies offer evidence that U.S. public and private high schools differentially influence volunteerism in adolescence. However, these studies are typically cross-sectional and only consider whether the individual volunteered or not. We address patterns of volunteering from adolescence into adulthood and the kind of volunteering activity in which individuals engage. We also theorize that distinctive civic values within public and private schools together with their respective organizational ties to other civic organizations channel students into particular volunteering activities. Relying on a longitudinal, nationally-representative sample of U.S. adolescents, we track volunteering from adolescence into young adulthood and identify the types of …
Private School Choice And Character: More Evidence From Milwaukee, Corey Deangelis, Patrick J. Wolf
Private School Choice And Character: More Evidence From Milwaukee, Corey Deangelis, Patrick J. Wolf
Education Reform Faculty and Graduate Students Publications
We examine the effects of Milwaukee’s school voucher program on adult criminal activity and paternity suits. Using matched student-level data, we find that exposure to the program in 8th or 9th grade predicts lower rates of conviction for criminal activity and lower rates of paternity suits by ages 25 to 28. Specifically, exposure to the MPCP is associated with a reduction of around 53 percent in drug convictions, 86 percent in property damage convictions, and 38 percent in paternity suits. The program effects tend to be largest for males and students with lower levels of academic achievement at baseline.