An Informed Electorate. The Relationship Between the Standardization of Public Education and Voter Participation

      Аннотация: A critical theory lens is used to examine the relationship between states’ educational standardization and voter turnout. The study introduces two new tools: the Standardized Education Index (SEI) measures states’ levels of educational standardization and the Dichotomous Sort of Accountability Concepts frames a critical analysis of educational standards data. No evidence of a positive relationship between higher levels of SEI and higher voter turnout is found.

Ключевые слова: Education, Standardization, Mixed Methods, critical theory, Jefferson, voter turnout, voting