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ERIC Number: EJ1482102
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Mar
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0164-7970
EISSN: EISSN-1536-0695
Available Date: 2025-07-08
There Are Only 24 Hours in a Day: Mitigating Issues of Access to Community Service Opportunities for College Students
Adrian L. Bitton1
New Directions for Student Services, n189-190 p53-58 2025
Student affairs practice must proactively address issues of access in the design and delivery of community service experiences. Gone are the days of presuming equitable access to opportunities. Recent research identifies significant barriers associated with financial security, familial responsibilities, time, and transportation as critical constraints on students' rates of participation in service. Data demonstrates students' motivations to serve are currently at the highest documented rates historically. The article introduces the concept of "opportunity ecosystems" as a means to enable student participation in service.
Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www-wiley-com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-us
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: 1University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA