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ERIC Number: EJ587130
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1881
Do Gooders or Do Betters? An Analysis of the Motivation of Student Tutors.
Dickinson, M. J.
Educational Research, v41 n2 p221-27 Sum 1999
A survey of 133 British college students serving as tutors in local schools found that for most the primary motive was to improve job prospects. A small cohort was primarily motivated by community service. (SK)
Descriptors: Career Development, College School Cooperation, College Students, Higher Education, Public Schools, Public Service, Self Actualization, Student Motivation, Tutors, Volunteers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: United Kingdom