Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-11-2019
Keywords
Volunteerism, Religious Schools, Civic Values, Young Adulthood
Abstract
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 volunteering activities in which respondents engage. Results demonstrate that the likelihood of volunteering changes through the life course, and students from different schooling backgrounds systematically sort into specific volunteering activities as our theories predict.
Series Title
EDRE Working Paper
Series Number
2019-06
Citation
Cheng, A., & Sikkink, D. (2019). A Longitudinal Analysis of Volunteerism Activities for Individuals Educated in Public and Private Schools. Education Reform Faculty and Graduate Students Publications. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/edrepub/73
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