Students and Voluntarism: Looking into the Motives of Community Service Participants.

Serow, Robert C.

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Publication Date: 1991

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Students and Voluntarism: Looking into the Motives of Community Service Participants.

Serow, Robert C.

American Educational Research Journal, v28 n3 p543-56 Fall 1991

A survey of 759 college students (260 of whom were community service participants) and interviews with 42 community volunteers suggest that students engaged in community volunteer activities were motivated more by personal concerns, such as acquiring experience, than by broader social/political commitments. Many students derive satisfaction from helping others. (SLD)

Descriptors: College Students, Community Services, Higher Education, Interviews, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Student Volunteers

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Language: English

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