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Levy, Naomi. "Learning Identity: A Structural Equation Model of Students' State and Ethno-National Identities in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hyatt Regency Chicago and the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, IL, Aug 30, 2007 <Not Available>. 2010-03-13 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p211653_index.html>

Levy, N. , 2007-08-30 "Learning Identity: A Structural Equation Model of Students' State and Ethno-National Identities in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hyatt Regency Chicago and the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, IL Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2010-03-13 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p211653_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: This paper employs a structural equation with latent variables approach to examine the identities of secondary school students in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) and Croatia. The data analyzed derive from an original survey administered in May 2004 and May 2005 to the students of 21 secondary schools that vary in their curriculum usage and segregation levels in 12 towns in BiH (N=2,989) and Croatia (N=1,468). The survey was designed to measure the multiple and often conflicting dimensions of identity in BiH and Croatia, including, most importantly, separate items to gauge individuals’ identification with their ethno-national group and their identification with the state in which they live. By employing structural equation modeling, this paper contributes to the conceptualization and measurement of national identity as it is realized at the individual level, as well as assessing the effects of school organization and curriculum on the identities of these students. I find that the effects of schooling policies and practices vary between the groups in BiH and Croatia. The most striking finding is that attending a school that employs the other group's curriculum is associated with opposite effects for Bosniaks and for Croats from both countries. This finding suggests that curricula designed to strengthen the national culture and group identity of a particular group’s students might unintentionally promote nationalism in all the students that attend the school. The paper concludes with a discussion of the policy implications of these findings.

Measuring Multiple Identities: A Latent Variable Model of State and Ethno-national Identity

Learning Identity: A Structural Equation Model of Students' State and Ethno-National Identities in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia