What motivates volunteers to serve in a youth literacy program?

Journal of Extension

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 151-159

  Schmiesing, Ryan ^a   Soder, Jeff ^a   Russell, Susan ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 29144508549     PISSN: 10775315     EISSN: 10775315     Source Type: Journal    
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