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dc.contributor.advisorJohnson, Bonnie J.
dc.contributor.authorHart, Mary Beth
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-01T20:21:35Z
dc.date.available2012-03-01T20:21:35Z
dc.date.issued2009-05-31
dc.date.submitted2009
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/ku:10344
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/8786
dc.description.abstractSocial capital is seen as promoting youth success. This study analyzes all 115 counties in Missouri using correlation to determine if youth centered community connections (youth organizations, high school activities, and private schools) are related to Robert Putnam's version of social capital in communities. Multiple variable regression is used to determine what forms of community connections are associated with youth success (lower dropout rates, increased college attendance, decreased juvenile delinquency, and lower teen fertility rates). This study finds that Putnam's measure of social capital is significant in predicting teen fertility but not the other measures of youth success. High school activities was the only community connection variable associated with youth success in the form of lower dropout rates. Single parent families was the variable most associated with youth outcomes followed by median family income. Social capital and community connections do little to override family support systems and financial resources.
dc.format.extent36 pages
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectUrban planning
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectActivities
dc.subjectHigh school
dc.subjectOut-of-school time
dc.subjectSocial capital
dc.subjectYouth
dc.subjectYouth organizations
dc.titleSocial Capital and Community Connections: What Matters in the Lives of Youth?
dc.typeThesis
dc.contributor.cmtememberSerda, Daniel
dc.contributor.cmtememberHansen, David
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineUrban Planning
dc.thesis.degreeLevelM.U.P.
kusw.oastatusna
kusw.oapolicyThis item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
kusw.bibid7643345
dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccess


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