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1 online resource (xxi, 177 pages) |
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text file |
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Includes index. |
Contents |
Introduction: Co-authors 57 years apart -- Role models, mentors, and teachers are key in civic work -- Civic work should serve the public interest -- Focus on the big picture in civic work, but don't forget about the details -- Motives to engage in civic work are always mixed -- Moral leadership is essential in civic work -- Clear goals must be set in civic work -- Civic work should be its own reward -- Way forward : leveraging technology for civic work. |
Summary |
Civic Work, Civic Lessons explains how and why people of all ages, and particularly young people, should engage in public service. Its authors are 57 years apart in age, but united in their passion for public service. Their experiences range from volunteering, to non-profit work, to federal foreign aid. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Civil service.
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Civil service. |
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Civil service positions.
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Civil service positions. |
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Public administration.
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Public administration. |
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Nonprofit organizations -- Employees.
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Nonprofit organizations -- Employees. |
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Nonprofit organizations. |
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Civics -- Study and teaching.
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Civics -- Study and teaching. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Fu, Ernestine.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Ehrlich, Thomas. Civic Work, Civic Lessons. Lanham : University Press of America, 2013 9780761861270 (OCoLC)843856384 |
ISBN |
9780761861287 (electronic) |
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0761861289 (electronic) |
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0761861270 (paperback) |
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9780761861270 (paperback) |
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9781299734937 (MyiLibrary) |
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1299734936 (MyiLibrary) |
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