Assessing the effects of voluntary youth service: The case of teach for America

Social Forces

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 945-969

  McAdam, Doug ^a   Brandt, Cynthia ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77149158157     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.0.0279     Document Type: Article

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