Citizenship and young people's role in public life.
Part of a special issue on the role of youth in community renewal. A “public work” approach to youth service that stresses collaborative problem solving and common endeavor has great potential for developing the art of active citizenship. During the past decade, youth service and service learning...
| Published in: | National Civic Review Vol. 86; pp. 203 - 211 |
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Fall 1997
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