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The Impact of Family Socialization on Youth Civic Engagement and Educational Aspirations

This paper explores the relationship between young people's civic engagement, family socialization, and educational outcomes. Findings indicate that civic engagement is positively associated with academic success, particularly for students aspiring to higher education. Political activity among youth often correlates with disciplinary issues in school, yet family discussions about politics play a crucial role in shaping their civic involvement and educational ambition. The study relies on extensive data from Norwegian youth, highlighting how family influences can enhance academic performance and civic consciousness.

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The Impact of Family Socialization on Youth Civic Engagement and Educational Aspirations

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  1. CivicEngagement, Education, Family InfluencesPrepared for meeting 25.2.2010 at Ministryof Education, Oslo on OECD/CERI activity ”Social OutcomesofLearning” Jon Lauglo NOVA Norwegian Social Research, and Institute for Educational Research, University of Oslo

  2. Previewofconclusions • Young people’scivicengagement is ”positivelyassociated” withdoingwell at school, and especiallywiththeirhaving an ambitionofhighereducation. • Young peoplewhoarepoliticallyactive, are not at all pliantconformist at school--ifanythingtheytend to be bored and have disciplinary problems a bit more often than others. • Family basedsocialization matters for youngpeople’scivicengagement. For someaspectsofsuchengagement it seems to matter more than theireducational success and ambition. • It could be that politicalsocialization at home, is an asset for youngpeople general performance at school, and especially for theireducationalambition.

  3. Data • NOVA—Norwegian Social Research: Young in Norway 2002 study • Nationwide survey designed to be representative of 13 to 19 year old students • N > 5700 in grades 8-10 ( basic ed to age 16+) • N > 5500 in three grades of post 16 secondary ed. • Response rate > 90 % in eachclass grade

  4. Declared ”Interest” growswith age

  5. ”Interest” and educationalperformancepositivelyassociated(% withgradepointaverage 4 or better)

  6. % ”planning highereducation” by score onindexofinterest in politics and socialissues

  7. Scores on 0-5 scaleofstudent’sdiscipline problems, by interest in politics and socialissues

  8. OLS Regression analysis of Interest in Politics and Social Issues. After controls for: occupational social class, parents’ level of education, & “books in the home”. Standardized regression coefficients ( ) Not significant at 5% level.

  9. LogisticRegressionanalysisofPoliticalActivism (withcontrols for homebackground). Regressioncoefficients

  10. What is ”chicken” and what is ”egg”? A common problem esp. in analysisof cross sectional data: ”Association” betweentwotraits/variables does not demonstrate that oneinfluencestheother. • Whatifpoliticalsocialization in the family influencesbothstudent’scivicengagement, and howwelltheygenerallyaredoing in school (and/or theireducationalamibiton)?

  11. Estimated % aiming for higher ed., for students in grade 10, by howoftenthey talk withparents about politics and socialissues.Basedonlogisticregression. N >513 for anyestimated %, total N = 5337).

  12. Whatmightexplainsuchassociations? • That politicalsocialization in the family ”influences” howwell students perform in school and how ”high” theyaim in theeducation system? • That families actaccording to Emmanuel Kant: the more they stress responsibility for one’s private life, the more theyalso stress responsibility for others? • Are otherexplanations more plausible? • How to test them?

  13. Sources • Lauglo, J. & T. Øia (2006): Education and CivicEngagementamongNorwegianyouths. NOVA: Rapport 14/06. Prepared for CERI/OECD projecton Social OutcomesofLearning. Short version at: http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED503828&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED503828 • Lauglo, J. (Unpublished): PoliticalSocialization at home and youngpeople’seducationalachievement and ambition. (Conference Paper for ECPR submitted to journal for consideration).

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