Religion, volunteering, and educational setting: The effect of youth schooling type on civic engagement

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 179-197

  Hill, Jonathan P ^a   Den Dulk, Kevin R ^a  

^a CALVIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Education; Emerging adulthood; Faith based schooling; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874455605     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12011     Document Type: Article

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