The making of civic virtues: a school-based experiment in three countries

Briole, Simon, Gurgand, Marc, Maurin, Eric, McNally, Sandra ORCID: 0000-0003-2332-9709, Ruiz-Valenzuela, Jenifer ORCID: 0000-0002-7238-2074 and Santín, Daniel (2024) The making of civic virtues: a school-based experiment in three countries. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. ISSN 1945-7731 (In Press)

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Abstract

This paper shows that schools can foster the transmission of civic virtues by helping students to develop concrete, democratically chosen, collective projects. We draw on a RCT implemented in 200 middle schools in three countries. The program leads students to conduct citizenship projects in their communities under the supervision of teachers trained in the intervention. The intervention caused a decline in absenteeism and disciplinary sanctions at school, alongside improved academic achievement. It also led students to diversify their friendship network. The program has stronger effects when implemented by teachers who are initially more involved in the life of the school.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2024
Divisions:	Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects:	L Education H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
JEL classification:	I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education > I20 - General J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Time Allocation, Work Behavior, and Employment Determination and Creation; Human Capital; Retirement > J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Date Deposited:	01 Jul 2024 13:09
Last Modified:	19 Dec 2024 11:18
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/124054

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