Inside national service: AmeriCorps' impact on participants

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 394-416

  Frumkin, Peter ^a   Jastrzab, JoAnn ^b   Vaaler, Margaret ^a   Greeney, Adam ^a   Grimm Jr , Robert T ^c   Cramer, Kevin ^c   Dietz, Nathan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c Development at the Corporation for National and Community Service

^d Research and Policy Development   (United States)

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EID: 67249150639     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.20438     Document Type: Article

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