Karen Williamson

What Motivates Students to Perform Community Service?

A Cross Sectional Study on High School Students' Preferences and Attitudes towards Community Service

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

What Motivates Students to Perform Community Service?
This book studies volunteerism through philosophical
history, a review of contemporary research and a
cross-sectional study.
A chronicle of volunteerism in the United States
reviews the development of federal legislation,
national initiatives, and the relationship between
volunteerism and economics.
A review of literature on volunteerism includes
topics such as citizenship, impacts of gender, impact
on academics, and personal growth in young adults.
Historical and research reviews guided the
development of questions aimed at better
understanding volunteerism by high school students.
In order to answer these questions, a cross-sectional
study of students entering and leaving high school
investigated motivation for volunteerism, preference
of task, and the differences between genders.
Significant statistical differences emerged among
gender and age groups, giving educators an insight
into what motivates high school students to perform
community service.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Seitenzahl: 104
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9783639115215
• ISBN-10: 363911521X
• Artikelnr.: 25733607

Autorenporträt

Karen Williamson is a school counselor at Garnet Valley High
School in Glen Mills, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
USA. She has worked with children for the past 31 years in
various capacities including teaching, scout leading, social work
and counseling. Dr. Williamson and her husband of 32 years have
three children.