Civic Service Worldwide : Impacts and Inquiry.

Contents -- Foreword Civic Service Analysis Has Come of Age -- Make Work -- Face Costs -- Social Mixer -- In Toto -- References -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- I CONTEXT -- 1 Building Knowledge on Civic Service Worldwide -- Civic Service as a Construct -- Civic Service Forms,Nature,and Impacts -- Toward Theory and Comparative Evidence -- References -- 2 From Military Service to Civic Service The Evolution of National Youth Service -- Transitions and Transformations in Military Organizations -- Development of the NYS Concept -- Major NYS Initiatives -- NYS Trends -- Lessons -- Directions for Research -- Conclusion -- References -- II NATIONAL SERVICE POLICY,POTENTIAL,AND EFFECTS 2000,132). -- 3 The Effects of National Service in Africa, With a Focus on Nigeria -- The Civic Service Landscape in Africa -- National Service:Global Perspectives -- National Service in Africa:Context and Issues -- The Case of Nigeria 's National Youth Service Corps Program -- National Service in Africa:An Analysis of Effects -- Policy and Research Directions -- Notes -- References -- 4 Toward Universal National Youth Service in Israel Possible Social Capital Effects -- The Population of Israel -- National Youth Service -- The Policy Challenge -- Possible Effects of Service -- A Study of Service -- Conclusions -- References -- 5 The Effects of National Service in the United States A Research Synthesis -- Conceptual and Operational De .nitions of Service -- National Service Programs Included in the Analysis -- Nature of the Evidence on National Service in the United States -- Outcomes of National Service in the United States -- Discussion and Implications of Findings -- Gaps in Knowledge About National and Community Service -- Developing a Global Research Agenda on National Service -- Notes -- References -- III CIVIC SERVICE ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE.

6 Civic Service Among Youth in Chile,Denmark, England,and the United States A Psychological Perspective -- A Selective Review of Research on Outcomes of Civic Service -- The Psychological Perspective on Civic Service -- An Introduction to Four Theories and Five Concepts Relevant to Civic Service -- The Origin and Methodology of the IEA Civic Education Study -- Patterns of Volunteering and Learning About the Community in Different Countries -- Comparing Students Who Volunteer With Those Who Learn About the Community in School -- Discussion -- Appendix.Measures From the IEA Study Operationalizing the Five Concepts -- Note -- References -- 7 The Potential Effects of Service- Learning and Community Service in Educational Settings in Latin America -- De .nition of Service-Learning and Service-Learning Concepts -- Education-Based Community Service and Service-Learning in Central and South America -- Building the Knowledge Base on Service-Learning: Consideration of Key Questions -- Notes -- References -- 8 Youth Service and Elder Service in Comparative Perspective -- Service:What Does Age Have to Do With It? -- What Is Elder Service? -- Comparing Youth and Elder Service -- Effects of Youth and Elder Service -- Conclusion -- References -- IV CIVIC SERVICE ACROSS BORDERS -- 9 International Civic Service A Step Toward Cooperation in a Global World -- Globalization and the Growth of International Institutions of Cooperation -- International Civic Service -- North American Community Service: An Example of Multilateral Service -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- 10 Social Psychological Theory and the Potential for Intergroup and Ethnonational Cooperation in Civic Service Programs -- Civic Service and Cultural Integration -- Intergroup Con .ict:Examining the Role of Stereotypes and Prejudice.

Prejudice and Intergroup Con .ict Reduction -- Civic Service:The Importance of Superordinate Goals -- Toward a Research Agenda -- References -- V IMPACTS AND INQUIRY -- 11 Civic Service Across Nations and Cultures The Range of Effects and Ways to Study Them -- Terminology -- Conceptualizing the Impact of Civic Service -- Measuring the Impact of Civic Service -- Conclusion -- References -- 12 Directions in Civic Service Scholarship An Institutional Perspective -- Operational Distinction:Common Features and Possible Mediators -- Service as an Institution -- Service Impacts -- Implications and Conclusion -- References -- About the Editors and Contributors -- Index.