In this article, the motives for voluntary work and work values in higher education contexts are examined in a cross-border region in Central Eastern Europe. Our goal is to find out what kind of relationship exists between different types of volunteering and work values among young people. In the theoretical section, we deal with the definition of…

How do we make of students learning something their teacher did not intend to teach? Researchers suggest it unnecessary extras, learning of implicit rules of the game, or keys to understand power structure. Based on an ethnographic fieldwork of a college alternative break trip to learn about poverty through simulation, this article suggests such…

This study examines how student pre-college participation in extracurricular activities and volunteer and community services varies by demographic and academic variables, and how their experience participating in these activities affects first-year college engagement and learning outcomes. The analysis focuses on students at the University of…

The advantages, problems and innovative approaches characterizing student volunteer activities at 2-year colleges are discussed. (RN)

AN EXPLANATION OF HOW CHILDREN CAN BE ENCOURAGED TO GIVE SERVICE TO THE SCHOOL, COMMUNITY, AND, IF POSSIBLE, TO PLACES AROUND THE WORLD IS PRESENTED. SERVICES IN THE SCHOOL COULD BE PROMOTED SUCH AS DISTRIBUTING MILK AND COLLECTING MONEY, STARTING A CLASS NEWSPAPER, PROMOTION CLEANLINESS, DECORATING THE SCHOOL, HELPING WITH AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS,…

A volunteer program at El Camino College sent students to social agencies in the community. The students and participating institutions were enthusiastic about the program. (MS)

This document reports on Congressional hearings on issues relating to the 1989 youth services bill to create a nationwide Youth Service Corps. The hearings focused on the successes of local youth programs. Testimony includes statements and prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials from the mayors of San Francisco and Los Angeles,…

Sought to determine whether student service volunteers (n=45) differ from other students (n=136) who are involved in extracurricular activities not of a service nature, and from those students (n=104) who are not involved at all. Students involved in volunteer community service activities displayed different demographic characteristics and…

Introduces service learning for those who teach health or the methods of health promotion, tracing the development of service learning, identifying two schools of service learning practice (the service-first orientation and the learning-first orientation), and proposing a definition of service learning that is broad enough to include both schools.…

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…

This topical paper discusses a proposal for a student volunteer agency operating with or under the auspices of a college, but as an alternative to a comprehensive community college education. Because of conflicting expectations and inadequate resources, the idea of a year off is seen as an option to obligatory college attendance. Volunteers can…

Article discussed the spirit of cooperation between Johnston College and San Bernardino Valley College, California in volunteer efforts in a variety of community programs. (RK)

Proposes that state legislatures require all high school students to earn academic credit through unpaid community service to gain an instinct for public service. Considers the impact of such a program on student attitudes, anticipates possible objections, and makes recommendations for implementation. (Author/WD)

The religious education course for seniors at Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois, is designed to heighten students' religious awareness through volunteer work with less fortunate members of the community. (SJL)

Increasingly students are coming to campus with a range of experience in community services and are often ready for an expanded role. Some may consider ways to improve or reform the institutions where they serve. This article discusses the role of the campus in building on a student's experience in order to provide more ambitious programs. (JDM)