Adolescents' Participation in Service Activities and Its Impact on Academic, Behavioral, and Civic Outcomes

Autor/inn/en	Schmidt, Jennifer A.; Shumow, Lee; Kackar, Hayal
Titel	Adolescents' Participation in Service Activities and Its Impact on Academic, Behavioral, and Civic Outcomes
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 36 (2007) 2, S.127-140 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-006-9119-5
Schlagwörter	Educational Policy; Adolescent Development; Adolescents; Service Learning; Student Attitudes; High School Students; Student Characteristics; Student Participation; Volunteers; Student Adjustment; Academic Achievement; Student Behavior; National Surveys; National Household Education Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Service-Learning; Schülerverhalten; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Freiwilliger; Adjustment; Adaptation; Schulleistung; Student behaviour
Abstract	The National Household Education Survey, a nationally representative data set (N = 4,306 high school students and one parent of each), was analyzed to describe characteristics of adolescents, the nature of their service activities, and academic, behavioral and civic outcomes associated with service (voluntary compared to school-required and by type of service). Participation in any service is associated with positive outcomes whether service is voluntary or required. Adolescents who worked directly with individuals in need had better academic adjustment; those who worked for organizations had better civic outcomes than adolescents who performed other types of service. Findings are discussed in terms of their significance for adolescent development, educational policy, and the use of large national data sets to examine service participation. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10