Civic service worldwide : impacts and inquiry / edited by Amanda Moore McBride and Michael Sherraden ; foreword by Amitai Etzioni.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McBride, Amanda Moore, 1971-

Sherraden, Michael W. (Michael Wayne), 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor service.

National service.

Young volunteers in community development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Armonk, N.Y. ; London : M.E. Sharpe, 2007.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword Civic Service Analysis Has Come of Age; Preface and Acknowledgements; I CONTEXT; II NATIONAL SERVICE POLICY,POTENTIAL,AND EFFECTS 2000,132).; III CIVIC SERVICE ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE; IV CIVIC SERVICE ACROSS BORDERS; V IMPACTS AND INQUIRY; About the Editors and Contributors; Index

Notes:

First published 2007 by M.E. Sharpe.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-315-49743-3

1-315-49744-1

1-315-49745-X

1-280-91268-5

9786610912681

0-7656-2220-3

9781315497457

OCLC:

437183439