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The Scope Of Volunteer Activity And Public Service, Eleanor Brown
The Scope Of Volunteer Activity And Public Service, Eleanor Brown
Law and Contemporary Problems
Brown offers an overview of the scope of volunteering in the US, beginning with a definition of volunteers. She then considers the purposes to which volunteer labor is put, and examines some determinates of volunteering, paying particular attention to factors shaping the volunteer activities of the young and the old.
Community Service Programs In High Schools, Sally A. Raskoff, Richard A. Sundeen
Community Service Programs In High Schools, Sally A. Raskoff, Richard A. Sundeen
Law and Contemporary Problems
Raskoff and Sundeen examine youth socialization and civic participation through community service among high school students, with special focus on California. The look at high school community service programs --their practices, their collaborative relations with community organizations for which the students volunteer, and the perspectives of students regarding their participation in these school-sponsored programs.
The Constitutionality Of Mandatory Public School Community Service Programs, Rodney A. Smolla
The Constitutionality Of Mandatory Public School Community Service Programs, Rodney A. Smolla
Law and Contemporary Problems
Constitutional challenges to community service programs may be divided into two generic types--those raised by students or parents who object to the requirement of community service, and those raised by students, parents, organizations, or agencies who object to the selection criteria used to include or exclude organizations or agencies eligible to participate in community service programs.
Making The Most Of Volunteers, Jean Baldwin Grossman, Kathryn Furano
Making The Most Of Volunteers, Jean Baldwin Grossman, Kathryn Furano
Law and Contemporary Problems
Grossman and Furano discuss the elements that experience has shown need to be in place to allow volunteers to be most effective. Drawing from research on mentoring and youth service over the past twenty years, they explore effective volunteer practices, illustrating them with evaluation data and practical examples.
The Effective Use Of Volunteers: Best Practices For The Public Sector, Jeffrey L. Brudney
The Effective Use Of Volunteers: Best Practices For The Public Sector, Jeffrey L. Brudney
Law and Contemporary Problems
Brudney posits a relationship between the best practices and the benefits realized from volunteer involvement. A volunteer program in the public sector is sponsored by a government agency and, thus, occurs in an organizational context; remuneration is not provided for volunteers' contributions, but reimbursement for their expenses is permitted; the time is given freely, yet volunteers may certainly benefit as well, and the work fulfills ongoing responsibilities of the host agency.
Volunteering In Cross-National Perspective: Initial Comparisons, Helmut K. Anheier, Lester M. Salamon
Volunteering In Cross-National Perspective: Initial Comparisons, Helmut K. Anheier, Lester M. Salamon
Law and Contemporary Problems
Anheier and Salamon shed some light on volunteering in different parts of the world by exploring the conceptions and patterns of voluntary action cross-nationally. As a cultural and economic phenomenon, volunteering is part of the way societies are organized, how they allocate social responsibilities, and how much engagement and participation they expect from citizens.