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ERIC Number: EJ539593
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Publication Date: 1997
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Calling Students To Serve the Homeless: A Project To Promote Altruism and Community Service.
Forte, James A.
Journal of Social Work Education, v33 n1 p151-66 Win 1997
Describes a project at Christopher Newport University (Virginia) in which social work faculty, practitioners, and students developed and implemented a local, college-based community service project to house the homeless. Focus is on the impact of a service learning seminar combining academic and community service work on students' prosocial attitudes. Outlines the project's theoretical basis, research findings, methodological weaknesses, and implications. (MSE)
Descriptors: Altruism, Attitude Change, Citizen Participation, College Faculty, College Students, Community Services, Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Homeless People, Professional Education, Program Descriptions, School Community Relationship, Service Learning, Social Work, Social Workers, Student Attitudes, Student Participation, Teacher Participation
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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