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01-04-2008 | Book Review

Gil E. Clary and Jean E. Rhodes (Eds), Mobilizing Adults for Positive Youth Development: Strategies for Closing the Gap between Beliefs and Behaviors

Springer, New York, 2006, 267 pp, ISBN 978-0-387-29173-4

Auteur: Michael J. Karcher

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 4/2008

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The edited volume, Mobilizing Adults for Positive Youth Development: Strategies for Closing the Gap between Beliefs and Behaviors by Clary and Rhodes (2006), is a collection of applied essays that attempt to draw volunteer recruitment strategies from the research literature in a range of fields. The book is divided into ecological strata that reveal potential sources of volunteers for youth development programs. The book begins with a picture of adult volunteers today. Then a section examines research from social psychology about key characteristics of successful and enduring volunteers. The final two sections describe recruitment efforts and strategies for specific types of organizations (e.g., religious, neighborhood) and suggest social policies that may facilitate a culture of volunteering in society at large. …

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Titel: Gil E. Clary and Jean E. Rhodes (Eds), Mobilizing Adults for Positive Youth Development: Strategies for Closing the Gap between Beliefs and Behaviors
Springer, New York, 2006, 267 pp, ISBN 978-0-387-29173-4
Auteur: Michael J. Karcher
Publicatiedatum: 01-04-2008
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 4/2008
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-007-9259-2

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