Student Participation in Community Service Activity

Title:	Student Participation in Community Service Activity
Description:	This report examines data from the 1996 National Household Education Survey, Youth Civic Involvement component, in which students in grades 6 through 12 were asked about their participation in community service activities. Additionally, youth were asked about some of the ways that schools might encourage community service participation and integrate it with classroom learning. From these data, one can examine the relationship between community service participation and school practices, as reported by the students. The data also provide information about how participation in community service activities is related to student, family, community, and school characteristics.
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Cover Date:	April 1997
Web Release:	May 1, 1997
Print Release:	April 29, 1997
Publication #:	NCES 97331 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Mary Jo Nolin and Bradford Chaney (Westat, Inc.) , Chris Chapman (ESSI), and Kathryn Chandler (NCES)
Type of Product:	Statistical Analysis Report
Survey/Program Areas:	National Household Education Survey (NHES)
Keywords:	Civic Participation Community Service Financing • higher education
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