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Assessing the Effects of Voluntary Youth Service
Doug McAdamCynthia Brandt
其他書名
The Case of Teach for America
出版UNC Press Books, 2010-02-01
主題Social Science / Sociology / GeneralEducation / GeneralSocial Science / Volunteer Work
ISBN08078992759780807899274
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=nF3qCQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋This book uses survey data from all accepted applicants to Teach for America 1993-98 to assess the longer-term effect of youth service on participants' current civic attitudes and behaviors. While TFA "graduates" score higher than the two comparison groups – "dropouts" and "non-matriculants" – on a broad range of attitudinal items measuring civic commitment, these differences appear to be less a byproduct of the TFA experience than a reflection of current involvement with the TFA organization. Moreover, the attitudinal differences are not reflected in actual civic behavior. Specifically, graduates lag behind non-matriculants in current service activity and generally trail both non-matriculants and drop-outs in self-reported participation in five other forms of civic/political activity measured in the study. Graduates also vote at lower rates than the other two groups. Finally, fewer graduates report employment in "pro-social" jobs than either non-matriculants or drop-outs. The authors close by speculating on what mechanisms may help explain variation in the long-term effects of youth service or activist experiences.