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Showing 1 to 20 of 251 for “"Volunteering"”.
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Organisational volunteering: Meanings of volunteering, professionalism, volunteer communities of practice and wellbeing
Volunteering has become the major means by which individuals and communities connect and engage with significant social issues. While volunteering is typically constructed as an inherently positive activity that improves personal and social wellbeing, this project critically examines the …
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Public service motivation and volunteering.
… between public service motivation and volunteering. Set in the backdrop of increased corporate and public sector social responsibility, I first examine the theoretical rationale behind public service motivation (PSM). I address the debate of how it affects volunteer behavior through the …
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Religiosity, Volunteering, and Donating: An Examiniation of the Association Between Religiosity, Volunteering, and Donating in America
… This study, using the special topic module on volunteering and donating from the 1996 General Social Survey, examines this question to determine whether religion and volunteering and donating are related and whether the relationship is consistent when control variables are considered. Factorial …
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"We Are A Volunteering Religion": A Qualitative Study Of Second Generation Sikhs' Volunteering Practices In Southeastern Michigan
<p>ABSTRACT</p> <p>"WE ARE A VOLUNTEERING RELIGION"</p> <p>A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF SECONDGENERATION SIKHS' VOLUNTEERING PRACTICES IN SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN</p> <p>by</p> <p>NAVKIRANPAL KAUR</p> <p>May, 2014</p> <p>Advisor: Dr. Heather Dillaway</p> <p>Major: Sociology</p> <p>Degree: Doctor of …
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Marketing Volunteering for the European Students' Union
… techniques to promote both but especially volunteering within the European Students' Union.
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Why Volunteer and is Volunteering Worth the Effort?
… Tennessee. The study describes the concept of volunteering and its positive impact upon society on a regional and national level. The characteristics of people who volunteer, why people choose to volunteer, and the significance of their volunteering were assessed through a survey questionnaire. …
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Student volunteering and graduate employability a study of the structural and motivational aspects of volunteering and their influence on graduate employability
This study examined the impact of volunteering on the development of perceived graduate employability amongst student and graduate volunteers at the University of Cape Town (N = 279). Path analysis revealed significant relationships between volunteerism and graduate employability, when facilitated …
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Psychologists' Volunteering: Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors Toward Psychotherapy Research
<p>Psychologists' volunteering behavior and attitudes toward psychotherapy research were studied using a mail survey. A random sample of 248 male and 248 female doctoral-level members of Division 29 (Psychotherapy) of the American Psychological Association served as subjects. The cover letter …
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The social costs and benefits of volunteering for a public agency
Researchers have highlighted the many benefits for children who participate in youth sports. However, little research has been conducted to examine the experiences of parent volunteer coaches. The lack of research on parent volunteers is particularly surprising given the increased importance of …
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The benefits of international volunteering in educational institutions in Cape Town
The study examines two volunteer programmes in Cape Town offered to international volunteers, presents the positive and negative outcomes of these programmes and analyses their value for all parties concerned. On the basis of the data gathered during eight weeks of fieldwork, I argue that these …
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Nature and well-being : building social and emotional capital through environmental volunteering
… interaction between well-being and environmental volunteering. Focusing on five case study groups across Scotland, the emotional, social and physical well-being impacts of active environmental volunteer work are examined. Through an extensive ethnographic approach incorporating in-depth …
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Taking a Functional Approach to Volunteering: Explaining Volunteer Congruence and Work Engagement
Using the functional approach to volunteering as a basis, I investigated the implications of volunteer motivation congruence (i.e., a match between motivations to volunteer and the satisfaction of those motivations) for work recovery and downstream work engagement. I focused on career and …
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Volunteering in the higher education curriculum: the politics of policy, practice and participation
… their studies. The focus is accredited volunteering in higher education. A case study approach has been undertaken to scrutinise the impact of policy directives on several stakeholders within one post-1992 HEI, the University of Wrottesley (a pseudonym). The methodological approach is …
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Looking through the kaleidoscope: perspectives on the lived experiences of sport event volunteering.
… events, little is known about how this type of volunteering is experienced by the individual. Adopting an experiential focus, this study contributes to the existing body of knowledge and enhances the understanding of this particular form of volunteering by exploring the question ―What it is like …
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The impact of environmental volunteering on nature conservation: The case of Iceland Conservation Volunteers.
… to volunteer, while the impacts of environmental volunteering on conservation remain underexplored. This study aims to shed light on the perceived impacts that the Icelandic Conservation Volunteers (ICV) program has on the environment. The research questions aim to find out the governance system …
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Volunteering and Social Capital: A Case Study of Older Hospital Volunteers in Southern Ontario
Volunteering as a form of social activity can facilitate older adults’ active aging through community engagement. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to understand the views on older adults’ volunteerism in a community hospital network in Southern Ontario. Utilizing in-depth interviews …
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A holistic approach to environmental volunteering: connections between motivation, well-being and conservation achievement.
Environmental volunteering, such as biodiversity monitoring and practical conservation volunteering, provides a unique opportunity for achieving positive outcomes for both volunteers and conservation. While the social sciences have focussed on motivation, well- being and health benefits for …
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A study of young volunteers and volunteering in a Cape Town based, international NGO
… information about the young volunteers and volunteering in a descriptive way. The methods used for data collection have been participative observation, interviews, personal conversations, drawings of social network maps and a questionnaire. The numbers of interviewees are 12 in total, viz. …
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