Service learning can be integrated into a variety of marketing courses as an internship, consultancy, or volunteer activity. Learning outcomes include leadership, problem-solving skills, connection of theory and practice, and citizenship preparation. (SK)

Describes the difficulties faced by AmeriCorps. The laws that govern this national service program have not been updated. Although the Bush administration is expected to increase the number of participants, the long-term health and effectiveness of the program will depend on whether Congress and the administration can agree on legislation to…

Explored values and beliefs held by faculty and administrators that influenced the evaluation of service as scholarship for promotion and tenure in four colleges/units of education. Findings suggested that many faculty hold values and beliefs about service scholarship that doubt and devalue its scholarly nature, purpose, and products. (EV)

Describes Cheney's successful use of volunteers in parks and recreation programs. They raised funds, worked for park maintenance and improvement, and organized sports programs and special events. Reports survey results from Washington communities on voluntary efforts of fraternal and social organizations, businesses, and senior and youth groups.…

Three presentations are provided from Symposium 33, Work Motivation, of the Academy of Human Resource Development (HRD) 2000 Conference Proceedings. "An Attitudinal Examination of the Role of HRD in Voluntary Turnover in Public Service Organizations" (Kenneth R. Bartlett, William R. McKinney) compares public service managers who voluntarily left…

This article examines whether the motive behind community service performed during high school--either voluntary or required--influences engagement in volunteer work during the young adult years. Using a sample of students from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (N = 9,966), service work in high school is linked with community…

Since the 1980s, the entire society in mainland China has undergone a rapid and intertwined transformation in thinking, behavior, and institutions. There is no sign that this transition is slowing down. During the process, public higher education institutions were dragged into rule of law at the end of the twentieth century. This indicates that…

Professors create their careers through three forms of work: research, teaching, and service. Teaching and research are well defined in most professors' careers and in higher education at large. However, faculty service is nebulous. In this article, the authors define service as faculty members' contributions to (a) the governance, management, and…

As the Society of Research Administrators International enters its 40th anniversary, it will become necessary to critically evaluate the state of the research administration profession to chart new directions and new ideas, and to solidify our educational, professional and scholarly agendas for the future. What follows is a critical synthesis and…

This article describes "Youthscapes," a year-round afterschool program in the San Francisco East Bay Area (CA) that offers urban youth the opportunity to use technology to reconstruct their identities in at least two ways: (1) by encouraging its apprentices to create media content that directly counteracted stereotypes about urban youth;…

This historic case study addressed the issue of the lack of citizen action toward environmentally responsible behavior. Although there have been studies regarding components of environmental responsible behavior [ERB], there has been little focus on historic models of exemplary figures of ERB. This study examined one of the first conservation…

In response to greater public awareness and concern, members of the legal and medical professions have begun to acknowledge that they have leadership roles to play in the shaping of public policies affecting the common good. The rapid pace of social change and scientific development has lent a new sense of urgency to the need for these two…

This document presents materials covering the television campaign against drunk driving called "TEAM" (Techniques for Effective Alcohol Management). It is noted that TEAM's purpose is to promote effective alcohol management in public facilities and other establishments that serve alcoholic beverages. TEAM sponsors are listed, including…

This publication contains An Employment Policy to Fight Recession and Inflation--the policy statement of the National Council on Employment Policy--and three background papers by individual members. The statement addresses these topics: Will the Recession End Inflation?, Which Anti-Recession Measures?, But What About Inflation?, and A Policy of…

With the continuing increase in the number of public employees (federal, state, local), the Institute for Local Self Government believes junior colleges could be the primary agent in educating and training recruits. More employees are needed and many of those already so employed need retraining or upgrading. The Institute also feels that such jobs…