Volunteerism among social work students during hurricanes Katrina and Rita: A report from the disaster area

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 55-71

  Plummer, Carol Ann ^a   Ai, Amy L ^b   Lemieux, Catherine M ^a,c   Richardson, Roslyn ^d   Dey, Sharbari ^a   Taylor, Patricia ^e   Spence, Susie ^f   Kim, Hyun Jun ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UW School of Social Work   (United States)

^c MSW Program   (United States)

^d SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^f JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Disaster; Professional values; Social work students; Volunteerism

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749130753     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01488370802086328     Document Type: Article

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