The editor has attempted to portray most of the programs described above according to their major characteristics. These profiles of national service appear on pages 25 and 26 (see below) for eight of the programs. Proposals are not included in the charts because any assessment of their outcomes would be hypothetical. Age ranges generally refer to the ages of eligibility; where a program is open to certain students, as in Costa Rica, the age range reflects that of the great majority of participants. The information about programs in the United States refers only to those participants from 18 to 24 in the Peace Corps and VISTA (for which persons 18 and over are eligible) as well as those from 18 to 24 who serve with full-time, year-round, non-sectarian youth service programs. * Asterisks in the lower part of the chart reflect the strength of the given characteristic, with * the lowest and ***** the highest.
| Profiles of National Service | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Botswana | Costa Rica | France | Germany |
| Program | Tirelo Setshaba | T.C.U. | Civ.Natl.Service | Zivildienst |
| Age range | 16-20 | 20-22 | 18-30 | 18-24 |
| Duration of service | 1 year | Several months | 10-20 months | 15 months |
| Number of participant | 4,700 | 1,811 | 16,000 | 90,000 |
| Population per participant | 250 | 1,500 | 3,700 | 900 |
| Characteristics | ||||
* Asterisks reflect the strength of the given characteristic, with * the lowest and ***** the highest. | ||||
| Access | ||||
| Volunatiness | ** | ** | ** | * |
| Eligibility | ** | ** | ***** | *** |
| Productivity | ||||
| Social development | **** | *** | ***** | ***** |
| Economic development | ** | *** | **** | **** |
| Benefits to participants | ||||
| Personal development | **** | ** | ** | ** |
| Education & training | *** | *** | *** | ** |
| Employment opportunities | ** | * | ** | ** |
| Cultural integration | ***** | *** | **** | **** |
| Citizenship | ***** | *** | ***** | ***** |
| Politics and organizations | ||||
| Government leadership | ***** | ** | ***** | **** |
| Decentralization | *** | *** | * | ** |
| Military linkage | * | * | ***** | ***** |
| Profiles of National Services (continued) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Great Britain | Nigeria | Trinidad and Tobago | United States of America |
| Program | C.S.V. | N.Y.S.C. | Natl.Trng. & Service | PC, VISTA et al. |
| Age range | 16-35 | 18-30 | 17-25 | 18 and over |
| Duration of service | 4-12 months | 1 year | 9 months | 9-24 months |
| Number of partipants | 3,000 | 42,000 | 500 | 8,000 |
| Population per participant | 19,000 | 2,000 | 2,400 | 31,000 |
| Characteristics | ||||
| Access | ||||
| Volunatriness | ***** | ** | ***** | ***** |
| Eligibility range | ***** | ** | ***** | ** |
| Productivity | ||||
| Social development | ***** | **** | **** | **** |
| Economic development | ** | ***** | **** | **** |
| Benefits to participants | ||||
| Personal development | **** | ** | **** | *** |
| Education and training | *** | * | *** | *** |
| Employment opportunities | *** | **** | **** | *** |
| Nation Building | ||||
| Cultural integration | **** | ***** | **** | ** |
| Citzenship | **** | ***** | *** | ** |
| Politics and organization | ||||
| Governmental leadership | ** | ***** | ***** | ** |
| Decentralization | **** | *** | *** | **** |
| Military Linkage | * | * | * | * |