ERIC Number: EJ1211415
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 13
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Service Involvement and Civic Attitudes of University Alumni: Later Correlates of Required Public Service Participation during College
Moely, Barbara E.; Ilustre, Vincent
Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, V25 n1 p30-42 Win 2019
How is required public service during college related to later civic behavior? This article reports findings from a survey of 359 alumni, conducted two years after they completed their undergraduate studies at Tulane University. The alumni held positive views of the substantial public service requirement they had completed before graduating and saw it as influencing their later civic attitudes and career development. Public service activities in which they engaged post-graduation involved community service (volunteering, program development) and donations to local and national agencies; they reported little political or formal civic participation. Both co-curricular service and service-learning/public service academic course work during college predicted alumni service activities and civic attitudes. Especially, participation in more advanced and individualized public service academic experiences (public service internships, community-based research, and other advanced service-learning course work) was related to later civic outcomes.
Descriptors: Service Learning, Undergraduate Study, Alumni, Required Courses, Citizenship Responsibility, Career Development, Public Service, Volunteers, Donors, Predictor Variables, Program Effectiveness, Citizen Participation
Edward Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning, University of Michigan. 1024 Hill Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-3310. Tel: 734-647-7402; Fax: 734-647-7464; Web site: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/mjcsl
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Louisiana (New Orleans)
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