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Peer reviewedJohnson, Monica Kirkpatrick; Beebe, Timothy; Mortimer, Jeylan T.; Snyder, Mark – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 1998
Used panel study of representative community sample to compare volunteer and nonvolunteer adolescents and identify effects of volunteerism on development. Found that volunteers had higher educational plans and aspirations, grade point averages, academic self-esteem, and intrinsic motivation toward school work than did nonvolunteers. Volunteerism…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development
