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Civic work, civic lessons : two generations reflect on public service / Thomas Ehrlich and Ernestine Fu.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; Toronto ; Plymouth, UK : University Press of America, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 177 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780761861287
  • 9781299734937
  • 1299734936
  • 0761861289
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Civic work, civic lessonsDDC classification:
  • 317.19 23
LOC classification:
  • JF1601
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Contents:
Introduction: Co-authors 57 years apart -- Role models, mentors, and teachers are key in civic work -- Civic work should serve the public interest -- Focus on the big picture in civic work, but don't forget about the details -- Motives to engage in civic work are always mixed -- Moral leadership is essential in civic work -- Clear goals must be set in civic work -- Civic work should be its own reward -- The way forward : leveraging technology for civic work.
Summary: Civic Work, Civic Lessons explains how and why people of all ages, and particularly young people, should engage in public service. Its authors are 57 years apart in age, but united in their passion for public service. Their experiences range from volunteering, to non-profit work, to federal foreign aid.
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Includes index.

Introduction: Co-authors 57 years apart -- Role models, mentors, and teachers are key in civic work -- Civic work should serve the public interest -- Focus on the big picture in civic work, but don't forget about the details -- Motives to engage in civic work are always mixed -- Moral leadership is essential in civic work -- Clear goals must be set in civic work -- Civic work should be its own reward -- The way forward : leveraging technology for civic work.

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Civic Work, Civic Lessons explains how and why people of all ages, and particularly young people, should engage in public service. Its authors are 57 years apart in age, but united in their passion for public service. Their experiences range from volunteering, to non-profit work, to federal foreign aid.

In English.

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