Williamson, K: What Motivates Students to Perform Community

What Motivates Students to Perform Community Service? This book studies volunteerism through philosophical history, a review of contemporary research and a cross-sectional study. A chronicle of volunteerism in the United States reviews the development of federal legislation, national initiatives, and the relationship between volunteerism and economics. A review of literature on volunteerism includes topics such as citizenship, impacts of gender, impact on academics, and personal growth in young adults. Historical and research reviews guided the development of questions aimed at better understanding volunteerism by high school students. In order to answer these questions, a cross-sectional study of students entering and leaving high school investigated motivation for volunteerism, preference of task, and the differences between genders. Significant statistical differences emerged among gender and age groups, giving educators an insight into what motivates high school students to perform community service.