>Hi, folks!
>
>Does anyone know of research that examines differentials in service activity
>and motivation between females and males? I am on the board of the Students
>Sharing Coalition, a nonprofit service-learning program in the Baltimore
>area that primarily engages high school students in projects related to
>urban poverty and homelessness. We see much more interest among women
>students than among men students. So we are interested in better
>understanding what motivates each group.
>
>If you have any references on research or on program design that address
>these issues, please let me know, either directly or to the list if you
>think that what you have would be of general interest. Thanks much.
>
>Bob Seidel
>
>Robert SEIDEL
>Email:Robert_SEIDEL@umail.umd.edu (rs251)
>Phone:410-767-4803
Contact Independent Sector and/or Youth Service America and ask for a copy
of their recently co-published survey on youth volunteerism - "Volunteering
and Giving among American Teenagers 12 to 17 Years of Age." As I recall
they too found women much more engaged in service. (But then this is a
trend that is almost always noted in the general population as well.)
Lloyd Jacobson
COOL - National Programs Director