Civic engagement and national service: Results from senior corps evaluations

Civic Engagement and the Baby Boomer Generation: Research, Policy, and Practice Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 43-60

  Silva, Priyanthi ^a   Thomas, Cynthia ^b  

^a Corporation for National and Community Service Albert Einstein College of Medicine ^*

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84917239181     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203047521     Document Type: Chapter

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