ABSTRACT
This comprehensive collection of the latest research and policy developments in civic service worldwide provides an informed assessment of what works and what doesn't work in the field. With contributions from some of the discipline's best-known global leaders, it presents a conceptualization and operational definition of civic service that allows for variations across nations and cultures. "Civic Service Worldwide" offers a perspective on the history and potential for civic service from its roots in military service. It summarizes the effects of national service in diverse countries, and identifies important developments in service, including service across the lifespan and transnational service. The editors and contributors also address key questions and promising theoretical and methodological approaches for advancing knowledge in the field.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|31 pages
Context
part II|59 pages
National Service Policy, Potential, and Effects
part III|85 pages
Civic Service across the Life Course
chapter 6|38 pages
Civic Service Among Youth in Chile, Denmark, England, and the United States
part IV|41 pages
Civic Service across Borders
part V|31 pages
Impacts and Inquiry