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Smaller Isn't Always Better: School Size and School Participation Among Young People

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J. Celeste Lay
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Although political scientists studying the role of schools on political socialization have focused most of their efforts on curriculum, mainly civic education, education scholars have long recognized that schools influence outcomes through much more than curriculum and have examined school organization extensively, including school size. Much of the recent literature on school size supports smaller schools. The objective of this article is to examine the effect of school size on two political socialization outcomes: adolescent participation in school activities and volunteering. These outcomes are important because they are related to later adult participation. Copyright (c) 2007 by the Southwestern Social Science Association.

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Volume (Year): 88 (2007)
Issue (Month): 3 ()
Pages: 790-815
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