The Volunteer Potential of First-Time Entering Students: Interest Areas and Incentives

A survey of 850 first-time university students assessing interests in campus volunteer opportunities and the relationship between incentives and interest found students did not differentiate between serving as a volunteer, earning course credit as a volunteer, and earning a monetary award as a volun...

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Published inJournal of the freshman year experience Vol. 3; no. 1; p. 59
Main Authors Balenger, Victoria J, Sedlacek, William E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1991
Subjects
College Credits
College Freshmen
Higher Education
Incentives
Student Attitudes
Student Employment
Student Experience
Student Interests
Student Motivation
Student Personnel Services
Volunteers
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Summary:A survey of 850 first-time university students assessing interests in campus volunteer opportunities and the relationship between incentives and interest found students did not differentiate between serving as a volunteer, earning course credit as a volunteer, and earning a monetary award as a volunteer. Implications for student affairs are discussed. (Author/MSE)
ISSN:1053-203X