Volunteering as leisure/leisure as volunteering : an international assessment /
This book, with 12 chapters divided into 4 parts, examines critical aspects of contemporary volunteerism, from the perspective of a variety of volunteering contexts. It will appeal to academic researchers and students in disciplines such as leisure, recreation, tourism, management and sociology as w...
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| Language: | English |
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Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK :
CABI,
2004.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Robert A. Stebbins
- Volunteering as Heritage/Volunteering in Heritage / Margaret Graham
- Adopting Sustainable Ethics : Voluntary Practice Amongst Event Organizers / Graham Berridge
- Paths to Volunteer Commitment : Lessons from the Sydney Olympic Games / B. Christine Green and Laurence Chalip
- Volunteer Satisfaction and Serious Leisure in Rural Fire Departments : Implications for Human Capital and Social Capital / Kenneth B. Perkins and John Benoit
- Understanding American Parks and Recreation Volunteers Utilizing a Functionalist Perspective / Kenneth E. Silverberg
- A Logistical Regression Model of the Decision of Volunteers to Enter a Sports Coach Education Programme / Brian E. Wilson
- Defining Field Characteristics of Museums and Art Museums : an Australian Perspective / Deborah Edwards
- Volunteering in the Canadian Context : Identity, Civic Participation and the Politics of Participation in Serious Leisure / Susan M. Arai
- Managing Volunteers in Different Settings : Membership and Programme Management / Lucas C.P.M. Meijs and Linda Bridges Karr
- Pressures on Volunteers in the UK / Geoff Nichols
- Examining Best Practice in Volunteer Tourism / Stephen Wearing
- Fostering Human Resources in the Leisure Field : 'Serious Leisure' and the Potential Role of Volunteers. A Proposal for Developing Countries / Antonio Carlos Bramante.