Measuring Social Capital as an Outcome of Service Learning

Innovative Higher Education

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 313-328

  D'Agostino, Maria J ^a  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

citizen engagement; service learning; social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958096297     PISSN: 07425627     EISSN: 15731758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10755-010-9149-5     Document Type: Article

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