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Resources

“Community involvement: The influence of early experience” written by Frank Jones.

Here’s a well written article outlining the findings of a study of what motivates people to be “public-spirited”. We found this article while doing research on Statistics Canada’s website and have included some excerpts we thought were really interesting:

“The participation of citizens in their communities through involvement in civic groups, service clubs, volunteer organizations and other institutions has long been a cornerstone of society in Canada. Such activities help foster social cohesion, healthy communities and governments, and may be especially important in times of rapid economic and social change.”

“Some studies have suggested that taking part in extracurricular activities in high school can influence the participation of young adults in political activities and voluntary associations.”

“Analysis of the NSVGP suggests that participation in organized activities during a person’s formative years may encourage them to take on more community involvements in adulthood. Membership in youth organizations, such as Guides, Scouts, or the 4-H Club, was associated with being involved in a greater number of community activities as an adult.”

“People were also more likely to be involved in community activities in adulthood if they had participated in organized team sports as children or adolescents… It has been suggested that behaviors learned in sports, such as cooperation and working toward group goals, may account for a greater concern for the larger community, and hence for participation in civic activities.”

“Of particular interest is the role that a religious background plays in the decisions that guide people’s participation in community activities. Though association does not imply causation, for almost every indicator off community involvement, participation was higher for those with a religious background than for others. So far unexplored in community participation research religious background was found to be a significant predictor of the number of core commitments a person was likely to have and may prove to be an important missing link in explaining volunteer and other community behavior.”