IN THE SERVICE OF CITIZENSHIP - A STUDY OF STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY-SERVICE

Authors
RHOADS RA
Citation
Ra. Rhoads, IN THE SERVICE OF CITIZENSHIP - A STUDY OF STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY-SERVICE, The Journal of higher education, 69(3), 1998, pp. 277
Citations number
58
Categorie Soggetti
Education & Educational Research
Journal title
The Journal of higher education → ACNP
ISSN journal
00221546
Volume
69
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1546(1998)69:3<277:ITSOC->2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
This article explores how community service contributes to citizenship education. Through a qualitative study involving over one hundred int erviews with students, the author examines how a more caring sense of self may be enhanced through student involvement in community service. The author argues that developing caring individuals is essential to citizenship in a culturally diverse society.