02417oam 2200589I 450 991081906690332120240409235810.01-315-70563-X1-317-47443-010.4324/9781315705637 (CKB)3710000000401879(EBL)2010602(SSID)ssj0001461918(PQKBManifestationID)12552562(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001461918(PQKBWorkID)11479342(PQKB)10817015(MiAaPQ)EBC2010602(OCoLC)909898756(EXLCZ)99371000000040187920180706e20152004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCivic service what difference does it make? /James L. Perry and Ann Marie Thomson1st ed.Abingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2015.1 online resource (248 p.)First published 2004 by M.E. Sharpe.0-7656-1275-5 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.1. Ideological and historical context -- 2. Evidence and methods -- 3. Research synthesis findings -- 4. Summing up and taking stock -- 5. Appendices.The concept and practice of civic service is deeply rooted in America's past, present, and future, and has been a featured component of recent presidential agendas. Yet despite ongoing debates about the methods and values of civic service, no recent book has systematically analyzed the effectiveness and outcomes of service programs in America. Civic Service: What Difference Does It Make? presents a thorough, research-based evaluation of public service programs in the United States. Divided into four key parts, this groundbreaking volume presents original information not found anywhere else.Labor serviceUnited StatesNational serviceUnited StatesVolunteersUnited StatesLabor serviceNational serviceVolunteers361.3/7/0973361.370973Perry James L.13921Thomson Ann Marie1954-1612179MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819066903321Civic service3940834UNINA