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Five-Country Study On Service And Volunteering In Southern Africa, Leila Patel, Helene Perold, Salah Elzein Mohamed, René Carapinha Jul 2007

Five-Country Study On Service And Volunteering In Southern Africa, Leila Patel, Helene Perold, Salah Elzein Mohamed, René Carapinha

Center for Social Development Research

Five-Country Study on Service and Volunteering in Southern Africa


The Estimated Economic Value Of A Us Volunteer Abroad, Benjamin Lough, Amanda Moore Mcbride, Margaret Sherrard Sherraden Jul 2007

The Estimated Economic Value Of A Us Volunteer Abroad, Benjamin Lough, Amanda Moore Mcbride, Margaret Sherrard Sherraden

Center for Social Development Research

The Estimated Economic Value of a US Volunteer Abroad


The Elderly In Uruguay: Volunteer Work And Civic Service Actors, Anabel Cruz, Lucia Pérez Jul 2007

The Elderly In Uruguay: Volunteer Work And Civic Service Actors, Anabel Cruz, Lucia Pérez

Center for Social Development Research

The Elderly in Uruguay: Volunteer Work and Civic Service Actors


Ua23 Volunteering Comes Alive, Paul N. Markham, Aurelia Spaulding Jun 2007

Ua23 Volunteering Comes Alive, Paul N. Markham, Aurelia Spaulding

ALIVE Center Publications

No abstract provided.


Ua23 Volunteerism Comes Alive, Paul N. Markham, Aurelia Spaulding, Cheryl Kirby-Stokes Mar 2007

Ua23 Volunteerism Comes Alive, Paul N. Markham, Aurelia Spaulding, Cheryl Kirby-Stokes

ALIVE Center Publications

No abstract provided.


The Forms And Structure Of International Voluntary Service, Margaret Sherrard Sherraden, John Stringham, Simona Costanzo Sow, Amanda Moore Mcbride Jul 2006

The Forms And Structure Of International Voluntary Service, Margaret Sherrard Sherraden, John Stringham, Simona Costanzo Sow, Amanda Moore Mcbride

Center for Social Development Research

International voluntary service (IVS) has a significant and growing presence worldwide. IVS is a policy and program tool used for international development aid, humanitarian relief, and promotion of international understanding. In the last century, forms of IVS have proliferated, while research on scope, effectiveness, and impacts has lagged behind. We propose a typology that addresses duration, nature of service, and degree of “internationality.” Further, we identify IVS networks and support organizations that bolster the capacity of IVS sending and hosting organizations, and in this process create large and little recognized international institutions of cooperation. Building on the typology, we suggest …


Service-Learning And Civic Outcomes: From Suggestive Research To Program Models, Suzanne Pritzker, Amanda Moore Mcbride Jul 2005

Service-Learning And Civic Outcomes: From Suggestive Research To Program Models, Suzanne Pritzker, Amanda Moore Mcbride

Center for Social Development Research

Service-learning has been identified as an intervention that may address low levels of youth civic engagement. Service-learning is compared to two other interventions that have been associated with civic outcomes: community service and civic education curricula. Studies of these three types of interventions are systematically reviewed and compared, taking into account rigor of designs and methods. Across a range of civic indicators, no clear pattern was found regarding the impact of each intervention. This review highlights the need for increased rigor and sensitivity of measurement in future research on civic development among school-age students.


International Service In The Context Of Globalization: Research Conference Summary Report, Amanda Moore Mcbride, Margaret S. Sherraden, Center For Social Development, Washington University In St. Louis, Angela Ellis, Georgina Brewis, Justin Davis Smith Jul 2005

International Service In The Context Of Globalization: Research Conference Summary Report, Amanda Moore Mcbride, Margaret S. Sherraden, Center For Social Development, Washington University In St. Louis, Angela Ellis, Georgina Brewis, Justin Davis Smith

Center for Social Development Research

International Service in the Context of Globalization: Research Conference Summary Report


Study On The Effects Of The National United Nations Volunteer Program In Mongolia, Tserendorjiin Erdenechimeg, Tumurbaatariin Bulganzaya, Radnaagiin Gantumur Jul 2005

Study On The Effects Of The National United Nations Volunteer Program In Mongolia, Tserendorjiin Erdenechimeg, Tumurbaatariin Bulganzaya, Radnaagiin Gantumur

Center for Social Development Research

Study on the Effects of the National United Nations Volunteer Program in Mongolia


Youth Volunteerism And Civic Service In Latin America And The Caribbean: A Potential Strategy For Social And Economic Development, Lissa Johnson, Carlos Benítez, Amanda Moore Mcbride, René Olate Jul 2004

Youth Volunteerism And Civic Service In Latin America And The Caribbean: A Potential Strategy For Social And Economic Development, Lissa Johnson, Carlos Benítez, Amanda Moore Mcbride, René Olate

Center for Social Development Research

Youth Volunteerism and Civic Service in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Potential Strategy for Social and Economic Development


The Voluntary Cultural Year In Germany: Perceptions Of Volunteers, Institutions, Politicians, And Society, Gesa Birnkraut, Ines E. Hein, Frederick Loock Jul 2004

The Voluntary Cultural Year In Germany: Perceptions Of Volunteers, Institutions, Politicians, And Society, Gesa Birnkraut, Ines E. Hein, Frederick Loock

Center for Social Development Research

The Voluntary Cultural Year in Germany: Perceptions of Volunteers, Institutions, Politicians, and Society


Voluntariado Juvenil Y Servicio Cívico En América Latina Y El Caribe: Una Posible Estrategia De Desarrollo Económico Y Social [Youth Volunteerism And Civic Service In Latin America And The Caribbean: A Potential Strategy For Social And Economic Development], Lissa Johnson, Carlos Benítez, Amanda Moore Mcbride, René Olate Jul 2004

Voluntariado Juvenil Y Servicio Cívico En América Latina Y El Caribe: Una Posible Estrategia De Desarrollo Económico Y Social [Youth Volunteerism And Civic Service In Latin America And The Caribbean: A Potential Strategy For Social And Economic Development], Lissa Johnson, Carlos Benítez, Amanda Moore Mcbride, René Olate

Center for Social Development Research

Voluntariado Juvenil Y Servicio Cívico en América Latina y el Caribe: Una Posible Estrategia de Desarrollo Económico y Social [Youth volunteerism and civic service in Latin America and the Caribbean: A potential strategy for social and economic development]


Service Enquiry: Service In The 21st Century, Helene Perold, Susan Stroud, Michael Sherraden Jul 2003

Service Enquiry: Service In The 21st Century, Helene Perold, Susan Stroud, Michael Sherraden

Center for Social Development Research

Service Enquiry: Service in the 21st Century