Volunteering and Adult Education: A Historical View.

Reichlin, Seth

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ERIC Number: EJ271475

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1982-Dec

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Volunteering and Adult Education: A Historical View.

Reichlin, Seth

New Directions for Experiential Learning, (New Partnerships: Higher Education and the Nonprofit Sector) n18 p25-33 Dec 1982

Current rationales for volunteering are seen as marketing strategies developed by organizers in the independent sector and used to help recruit volunteers for particular causes. Voluntarism in America was once thought to be a civic duty, but it is now seen as a vital component of adult education. (MLW)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Citizenship Responsibility, Females, Higher Education, History, Labor Market, Marketing, Motivation, Nonprofit Organizations, Social Responsibility, Volunteers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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