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Download full textConrad, Dan; Hedin, Diane – 1989
This paper is a status report on efforts to make community service a part of the educational experience of high school students. It reviews the current educational debate, describes policies and practices including specific programs, summarizes research findings on the impact of service, and suggests some critical issues that confront educational…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Programs, Community Services, High School Students
The Effects of High School Community Service Programs on Students' Social Development. Final Report.
Newmann, Fred M.; Rutter, Robert A. – 1983
In recent years, commentators on socialization and adolescent development have suggested that secondary schools encourage students' participation in voluntary community service. This study, conducted in 1982-83 on students in volunteer programs and in comparison groups at eight high schools, tested whether such programs positively effect the…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Programs, Community Services, Educational Research
