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1 online resource (xvi, 272 pages) : illustrations |
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data file |
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polychrome |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Building knowledge on civic service worldwide / Amanda Moore McBride and Michael Sherraden -- From military service to civic service: the evolution of national youth service / Donald J. Eberly and Reuven Gal -- The effects of national service in Africa, with a focus on Nigeria / Ebenezer Obadare -- Toward universal national youth service in Israel: possible social capital effects / Nicole Fleischer and Reuven Gal -- The effects of national service in the United States: a research synthesis / James L. Perry and Ann Marie Thomson -- Civic service among youth in Chile, Denmark, England, and the United States: a psychological perspective / Judith Torney-Purta, Jo-Ann Amadeo, and Wendy Klandl Richardson -- The potential effects of service-learning and community service in educational settings in Latin America / María Nieves Tapia -- Youth service and elder service in comparative perspective / Nancy Morrow-Howell and Fengyan Tang -- International civic service: a step toward cooperation in a global world / Margaret Sherrard Sherraden -- Social psychological theory and the potential for intergroup and ethnonational cooperation in civic service programs / Ronald Pitner -- Civic service across nations and cultures: the range of effects and ways to study them / Justin Davis Smith and Angela Ellis Paine -- Directions in civic service scholarship: an institutional perspective / Amanda Moore McBride and Michael Sherraden, with Natasha Menon. |
| Summary |
A comprehensive collection of the research and policy developments in civic service worldwide, this work provides an assessment of what works and what doesn't work in the field. It presents a conceptualization and operational definition of civic service that allows for variations across nations and cultures. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Labor service.
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Labor service. |
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National service.
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National service. |
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Young volunteers in community development.
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Young volunteers in community development. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
McBride, Amanda Moore, 1971-
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Sherraden, Michael W. (Michael Wayne), 1948-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Civic service worldwide. Armonk, N.Y. ; London : M.E. Sharpe, 2007 (DLC) 2006012759 |
| ISBN |
9780765622204 (electronic book) |
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0765622203 (electronic book) |
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1280912685 |
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9781280912689 |
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9780765616401 (hardback) |
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0765616408 (hardback) |
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