The Outcome of the Renaissance Child: Living the Athenian Ideal in Modern America

• In Event: Cultural Capital

Abstract

Based on the literature surrounding extracurricular involvement and concerted cultivation, the Renaissance Child refers to children that grow up immersed in the arts and athletics. The underlying purpose of the involvement being one to prepare culturally omnivorous children for the collegiate and employment market. Using fixed and random effects analyses, this study utilizes the Education Longitudinal Study:2002 to understand if involvement in the arts and athletics in high school has relationships with high school, collegiate, and early adulthood outcomes. The analyses provide support for the renaissance student being advantages in high school GPA, early adulthood socioeconomic status, and bachelor’s degree completion. The analyses provide mixed support for advantages in matriculating into Barron’s 1 colleges and universities.

Author

• Mitchell David Lingo, The Pennsylvania State University