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Direct linkMorrow-Howell, Nancy; Lee, Yung Soo; McCrary, Stacey; McBride, Amanda – Health Education & Behavior, 2014
Introduction: Research on outcomes of volunteering in later life largely focuses on the health of volunteers. This is in contrast to studies of youth, where attention is directed toward the effects of volunteering on subsequent productive and citizen behaviors. In this study, we examined the effects of volunteering on subsequent social and civic…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Volunteers, Interviews, Self Esteem
Lee, Yung Soo; Morrow-Howell, Nancy; Jonson-Reid, Melissa; McCrary, Stacey – Education and Urban Society, 2012
A randomized field trial involving 883 students at 23 schools in three urban cities assessed the effectiveness of Experience Corps[R] (EC), a program that places older adult volunteers in elementary schools to tutor students who are poor readers. Students were assessed at the beginning and end of the academic year with standardized reading…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Low Income, Reading Failure, Reading Achievement
