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Item Details
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ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF VOLUNTARY YOUTH SERVICE
THE CASE OF TEACH FOR AMERICA |
| By: |
Cynthia Brandt |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£16.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0807899283 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780807899281 |
| Publisher: |
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 February, 2010 |
| Pages: |
48 |
| Description: |
This book uses survey data from all accepted applicants to Teach for America 1993-98 to assess the longer-term effect of youth service on participants' current civic attitudes and behaviours. While TFA ""graduates"" score higher than the two comparison groups - ""dropouts"" and ""non-matriculants"" - on a broad range of attitudinal items measuring civic commitment, these differences appear to be less a byproduct of the TFA experience than a reflection of current involvement with the TFA organisation. |
| Synopsis: |
This book uses survey data from all accepted applicants to Teach for America 1993-98 to assess the longer-term effect of youth service on participants' current civic attitudes and behaviors. While TFA ""graduates"" score higher than the two comparison groups - ""dropouts"" and ""non-matriculants"" - on a broad range of attitudinal items measuring civic commitment, these differences appear to be less a byproduct of the TFA experience than a reflection of current involvement with the TFA organization. Moreover, the attitudinal differences are not reflected in actual civic behavior. Specifically, graduates lag behind non-matriculants in current service activity and generally trail both non-matriculants and drop-outs in self-reported participation in five other forms of civic/political activity measured in the study. Graduates also vote at lower rates than the other two groups. Finally, fewer graduates report employment in ""pro-social"" jobs than either non-matriculants or drop-outs. The authors close by speculating on what mechanisms may help explain variation in the long-term effects of youth service or activist experiences. |
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US |
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The University of North Carolina Press |
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Returnable |
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