ERIC Number: EJ1163598
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Publication Date: 2017
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Building Political Participation: The Role of Family Policy and Political Science Courses
Parrott, Emily
Journal of Political Science Education, v13 n4 p404-425 2017
This mixed-methods study examined the long-term associations between two kinds of politics courses--required political science courses and required family policy courses--and the political participation, knowledge, skill, efficacy, and politically engaged identity of child and family studies alumni. Two special cases were examined: those who remembered their required political science and policy courses compared with the other groups. Additionally, open-ended responses were coded and analyzed. Together, the quantitative and qualitative data suggest that college courses impacted alumni political awareness in college but political awareness did not translate as strongly into later political participation as previous literature has assumed. Findings highlight the importance of postcollege personal connections and work experience in shaping political participation. Educators and researchers should consider this complex relationship between what students learn in college and what they may later experience in adulthood when developing curriculum for students who are not political science majors.
Descriptors: Political Science, Mixed Methods Research, Required Courses, Alumni, Graduate Surveys, Citizen Participation, Knowledge Level, Skill Analysis, Self Efficacy, Professional Identity, Family Life Education, Public Policy, Political Attitudes, Undergraduate Study, Role of Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Wisconsin
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