Service-learning, personal development, and social commitment: A case study of university students in Hong Kong

Adolescence

Volumn 41, Issue 161, 2006, Pages 165-176

  Ngai, Steven Sek Yum ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33744525237     PISSN: 00018449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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