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ERIC ED360202: National Youth Service: A Global Perspective.

This report summarizes the national service programs and proposals discussed at the first global conference on national service held in June of 1992. Current programs include those in France and Germany where civilian service may be performed as an alternative to mandatory military service. In Nigeria university graduates perform a year of civilian service after completion of their education, while in Botswana, national service comes before attendance at a university. In Costa Rica all university students perform community service through a university program. A proposed system of national ser…