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Lessons from Research on Volunteering for Mobilizing Adults to Volunteer for Positive Youth Development

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  1. School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

    Arthur A. Stukas (senior lecturer in social psychology) & Maree Daly Ph.D.

  2. College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, Minnesota

    E. Gil Clary (professor of psychology)

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Stukas, A.A., Daly, M., Gil Clary, E. (2006). Lessons from Research on Volunteering for Mobilizing Adults to Volunteer for Positive Youth Development. In: Gil Clary, E., Rhodes, J.E. (eds) Mobilizing Adults for Positive Youth Development. The Search Institute Series on Developmentally Attentive Community and Society, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29340-X_4

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