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Civil Society, Volunteerism, and Youth Citizenship in Fiji
Fiji’s multi-ethnic society is historically characterised by low levels of inter-ethnic trust and a segregated civil society, typified by low...
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Flood Volunteerism in Bangladesh: A Gender-Based Analysis with Policy Implications
The main purpose of this study was to assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of flood-affected communities toward volunteerism....
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The motivation and engagement of student volunteers in volunteerism at the University of Gondar
This study examines student volunteering at the University of Gondar in Ethiopia, aiming to understand motivation and areas of engagement. Using a...
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Benefits of Volunteerism and Quality of Life: A Norwegian Perspective
This transcript highlights an empirical undertaking of the relationships between the benefits of volunteerism and individual’s quality of life in the...
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Professional Volunteerism: Interwoven paradoxes in the management of Roskilde Festival
This paper investigates how volunteer managers from Roskilde Festival experience, enact, and respond to organisational paradoxes and how these...
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Elite Integration Through Volunteerism: The Case of a New York City Parent-Teacher Association
In this chapter, I examine the case of elite integration through parental involvement in a paradigmatic civil society organisation, namely the...
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Gender, Social Role, and Social Capital: A Comparative Study of Volunteerism in East Asia
This cross-national comparative study examines how social role and social capital are associated with gender differences in volunteering in four...
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The Well-Being of Volunteers Who Serve Children at Risk of Maltreatment
Although there is substantial literature demonstrating evidence of a positive association between volunteerism and well-being, this relationship is...
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Measuring the Institutional Capacity of Older Volunteer Organizations in Japan: Comparative Study with the United States
Volunteerism as a civic engagement activity for older adults has grown considerably around the world as countries face population aging and prolonged...
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Home and neighborhood environmental correlates of civic participation among community-dwelling older adults in Canada
Productive aging research has thoroughly documented that civic participation is associated with health and psychological well-being among older...
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Volunteering for community crime prevention: examining guardianship and the Block Parent program of Canada
This article considers the concept of guardianship and examines volunteerism using an example of a Canadian crime prevention program that has been in...
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Theologization of Volunteerism: An Islamic Perspective
Volunteering is in no way a new concept nor is it exclusive to a particular group of people or a particular religion. Therefore, it would be of no...
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Volunteerism and Burnout: Does Satisfaction of Motives for Volunteering Protect Against Symptoms?
Volunteering leads to many positive outcomes, especially when one’s reasons for volunteering are satisfied by one’s volunteer experience. But does...
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Muslim American Youth and Volunteerism: Neoliberal Citizenship in the War on Terror
This chapter focuses on the possibilities and limits of civic engagement by Muslim American youth in the post-9/11 era and the political implications...
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The Rural/Urban Volunteering Divide
Are rural residents more likely to volunteer than those living in urban places? Although early sociological theory posited that rural residents were...
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Immigrant Volunteering: A Form of Citizenship from Below
Immigrant volunteering is a disputed topic. For some scholars, an important instrument for the social integration of immigrants, while others frame...
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Reconsidering Volunteering: Individual Change as a Result of Doing Good for Others
Volunteerism is an important asset for the society, but also for the beneficiaries and the volunteers themselves. Researchers have tried to...
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Addressing Geographical Marginality During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Romania: Civil Society, Volunteerism, and Networking
This chapter explores the spatial and social features of Romanians’ networking and volunteering to cope with the societal crisis induced by the...
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The Immediate Effects of Changes in Life Circumstances on Volunteering Decisions in the USA
This study tests how changes in social background (homeownership status and employment status) and changes in household structure (marital status,...
