Inside National Service: AmeriCorps' Impact on Participants

Autor/inn/en	Frumkin, Peter; Jastrzab, JoAnn; Vaaler, Margaret; Greeney, Adam; Grimm, Robert T., Jr.; Cramer, Kevin; Dietz, Nathan
Titel	Inside National Service: AmeriCorps' Impact on Participants
Quelle	In: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 28 (2009) 3, S.394-416 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0276-8739
DOI	10.1002/pam.20438
Schlagwörter	Service Learning; Program Effectiveness; Federal Programs; Participant Characteristics; Participant Satisfaction; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; Citizenship Education; Citizenship Responsibility; Employment Level; Graduate Surveys; Teamwork; Academic Aspiration; Measures (Individuals) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Service-Learning; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Beschäftigungsgrad; Messdaten
Abstract	This study examines the short- and long-term impact of AmeriCorps participation on members' civic engagement, education, employment, and life skills. The analysis compares changes in the attitudes and behaviors of participants over time to those of individuals not enrolled in AmeriCorps, controlling for interest in national and community service, member and family demographics, and prior civic engagement. Results indicate that participation in AmeriCorps led to positive impacts on members, especially in the area of civic engagement, members' connection to community, knowledge about problems facing their community, and participation in community-based activities. AmeriCorps had some positive impacts on its members' employment-related outcomes. Few statistically significant impacts were found for measures of participants' attitude toward education or educational attainment, or for selected life skills measures. Within a subset of community service programs that incorporate a residential component for members, the study also uncovered a short-term negative impact of participation on members' appreciation for ethnic and cultural diversity, which disappeared over time. The implications of these findings for future research on national service are discussed. (Contains 4 tables and 17 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10