Sara Skiles
Sara Skiles (B.A., Austin College; M.A., M.P.A., University of Texas at Arlington; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame) is a researcher in the Centre for the Study of Religion and Society in the Department of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame. Skiles also serves as project manager for the Cardus Religious Schools Initiative. Her research interests are cultural capital, aesthetic taste, and network formation. Her dissertation examined the use of aesthetic taste expression as a social boundary drawing technique. She previously managed the fourth wave of data collection for the National Survey of Youth and Religion, which explored the religious beliefs and behaviours of adolescents and young adults.
Writings
Making the Transition: The Effect of School Sector on Extended Adolescence
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School Effects on Graduate Outcomes in Quebec 2016
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Cardus Education Survey 2016: Educating To Love Your Neighbour
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Homeschooling and Young Adult Outcomes: Evidence from the 2011 and 2014 Cardus Education Survey
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Variations in School Sector Advantages: Degrees, Earnings, and College Majors
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Religion and Reading in Early Childhood
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