A Longitudinal Analysis of Volunteerism Activities for Individuals Educated in Public and Private Schools

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ID2329313
AuthorsAlbert Cheng (0000-0003-0280-4291, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA, corresponding author), David Sikkink (University of Notre Dame, IN, USA)
Year2020
Volume52
Issue7
Pages1193-1219
Publication date2020-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueYouth & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0044-118X • E-ISSN: 1552-8499
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0044118x19861979
OpenAlexW2937366717
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited54

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

Civic engagement · Developmental psychology · Longitudinal study · Political science · Politics · Sample (material) · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Psychology · Service-Learning and Community Engagement · Social Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support

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