Publication Type: Roundtable Presentation
Abstract: How do teachers "get to we," developing salient but elusive knowledge generated through interactions with pupils? Longitudinal case studies of five urban teachers interviewed through their third year are presented.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Participation in voluntary associations is often believed to make citizens more trusting of others. This paper reports longitudinal analyses of volunteering and trust using data from three waves of the Giving in the Netherlands Panel Study spanning four years (2002-2006; n=825) refuting this belief. Trust is relatively stable over a four year period (.78). Volunteering has no enduring positive impact on trust. Trust is higher among volunteers because of selective attrition: persons with low trust are more likely to quit volunteering.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Ontario has one of the most comprehensive domestic violence court programs in the country. In the past decade, efforts have been made to implement a specialized domestic violence court or process in each of its 55 jurisdictions. This paper focuses on the implementation of the specialized process in a small, Ontario city by examining changes that have occurred over a period of four years. Some questions that will be addressed are: have the types of victims and offenders that come into contact with this court changed over the implementation period? How have the types of criminal justice outcomes changed during this time? Have victims become more involved in the process? The purpose of the paper is to provide a snapshot of some of the key changes that have occurred in one jurisdiction with the implementation of a domestic violence court program.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Students with college educated parents are more likely to attain higher levels of education than students of parents with lower levels of education. Past research has explained this favorable outcome as the result of advantageous placement and greater availability of educational resources. Using data from Add Health and AHAA, we find evidence that exposure to students of college educated parents within courses increases the likelihood of four year college enrollment even after controlling for family background, achievement, and placement. Contrary to expectations, we found that exposure to students of college educated parents within courses do not have especially strong positive effects on college enrollment for students whose own parents do not have a college degree. These findings suggest that greater exposure to students of highly educated parents within courses partially explains the favorable educational attainment of students with college educated

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: In the wake of the controversial 2000 presidential election, Congress passed the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) and states have moved to implement election administration reforms. Many counties upgraded to new voting equipment before the 2004 presidential election, and many more are poised to follow suit. This paper documents changes in voting technology around the country and assesses their impact on unrecorded votes in the 2004 election. We also outline an agenda for assessing the intended and unintended effects of HAVA. Preliminary results indicate that replacing punch card ballots substantially reduces the frequency of residual votes, but that not all “new” equipment performs the same. Touch-screen electronic voting machines and precinct-count optical scan systems significantly reduce the number of unrecorded votes in presidential contests. In contrast, full-face electronic voting machines and central-count optical scan systems have a weaker impact on unrecorded votes.