Table of Contents
Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? 11
Introduction 14
Chapter 1 Is National Service Necessary?
Chapter Preface 22
1 National Service Furthers American Ideals Peter Frumkin Brendan Miller 25
2 National Service Does Not Further American Ideals Sheldon Richman 38
3 National Service Addresses America's Social Problems David L. Caprara 46
4 National Service Does Not Address Social Problems James Bovard 55
Periodical Bibliography 60
Chapter 2 What Is the Social Impact of National Service?
Chapter Preface 62
1 National Service Improves American Communities George W. Bush 65
2 National Service Has Little Impact on American Communities James Bovard 76
3 National Service Transcends Religious and Secular Differences John J. DiIulio 85
4 Some National Service Programs Displace the Poor Sara Falconer 90
5 National Service Unfairly Targets Poor Young People Paul Thornton 98
6 National Service Promotes Better Health for Volunteers: Corporation for National and Community Service 102
Periodical Bibliography 107
Chapter 3 What Role Should Service Learning Play in Society?
Chapter Preface 109
1 Service Learning Makes Students into Better Citizens Michael G. Hypes 112
2 Service Learning Does Not Make Students into Better Citizens John B. Egger 117
3 Service Learning Can Be a Burden for Some Service Organizations Stephanie Strom 124
4 Service Learning Must Meet the Needs of Students and the Served Organizations Stan Katz 133
5 Service Learning Improves Graduation Rates John Bridgeland 138
6 Service Learning Increases Science Literacy Julie A. Reynolds Jennifer Ahern-Dodson 143
7 Mandatory Service Learning Limits Freedom of Choice: Practical Homeschooling 153
Periodical Bibliography 161
Chapter 4 What Role Should the Government Play in National Service?
Chapter Preface 163
1 The Government Should Support National Service Shirley Sagawa 166
2 Government-Sponsored Universal National Service Is Un-American Patrick Krey 173
3 Government Funding of National Service Threatens American Freedom Michelle Malkin 182
4 Government Funding of National Service Does Not Threaten American Freedom Fiona Bruce 187
5 AmeriCorps Improves Lives and Strengthens Communities LaMonica Shelton Brooke Nicholas Lillian Dote Robert Grimm 193
6 AmeriCorps's Expansion Threatens American Philanthropy Howard Husock 203
7 AmeriCorps Can Put the Unemployed to Work Lanny Davis 208
8 Replacing Nonprofit Personnel with AmeriCorps Volunteers Reduces the Value of Nonprofit Work Rick Cohen 213
Periodical Bibliography 218
For Further Discussion 219
Organizations to Contact 222
Bibliography of Books 228
Index 231
