Volunteering as leisure/leisure as volunteering : an international assessment /
Volunteering as leisure/leisure as volunteering : an international assessment /
edited by Robert A. Stebbins and Margaret Graham.
- xv, 253 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Volunteering as heritage / volunteering in heritage / Adopting sustainable ethics : voluntary practice amongst event organizers / Paths to volunteer commitment : lessons from the Sydney olympic games / Volunteer satisfaction and serious leisure in rural fire departments : implications for human capital and social capital / Understanding American parks and recreation volunteers utilizing a functionalist perspective / A logistical regression model of the decision of volunteers to enter a sports coach education programme / Defining field characteristics of museums and art museums : an Australian perspective / Volunteering in the Canadian context : identity, civic participation and the politics of participation in serious leisure / Managing volunteers in different settings : membership and programme management / Pressures on volunteers in the UK / Examining best practice in volunteer tourism / Fostering human resources in the leisure field : 'serious leisure' and the potential role of volunteers : a proposal for developing countries / Epilogue. Robert A. Stebbins -- Margaret Graham -- Graham Berridge -- B. Christine Green and Laurence Chalip -- Kenneth B. Perkins and John Benoit -- Kenneth E. Silverberg -- Brian E. Wilson -- Deborah Edwards -- Susan M. Arai -- Lucas C. P. M. Meijs and Linda Bridges Karr -- Geoff Nichols -- Stephen Wearing -- Antonio Carlos Bramante -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
"This book 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 well as practitioners in the voluntary sector (including volunteers), National and Local Government and those organizing special events that depend on voluntary support."--BOOK JACKET.
0851997503 9780851997506
2003016240
Voluntarism
Leisure
HN49.V64 / V6388 2004
302.14
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Volunteering as heritage / volunteering in heritage / Adopting sustainable ethics : voluntary practice amongst event organizers / Paths to volunteer commitment : lessons from the Sydney olympic games / Volunteer satisfaction and serious leisure in rural fire departments : implications for human capital and social capital / Understanding American parks and recreation volunteers utilizing a functionalist perspective / A logistical regression model of the decision of volunteers to enter a sports coach education programme / Defining field characteristics of museums and art museums : an Australian perspective / Volunteering in the Canadian context : identity, civic participation and the politics of participation in serious leisure / Managing volunteers in different settings : membership and programme management / Pressures on volunteers in the UK / Examining best practice in volunteer tourism / Fostering human resources in the leisure field : 'serious leisure' and the potential role of volunteers : a proposal for developing countries / Epilogue. Robert A. Stebbins -- Margaret Graham -- Graham Berridge -- B. Christine Green and Laurence Chalip -- Kenneth B. Perkins and John Benoit -- Kenneth E. Silverberg -- Brian E. Wilson -- Deborah Edwards -- Susan M. Arai -- Lucas C. P. M. Meijs and Linda Bridges Karr -- Geoff Nichols -- Stephen Wearing -- Antonio Carlos Bramante -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
"This book 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 well as practitioners in the voluntary sector (including volunteers), National and Local Government and those organizing special events that depend on voluntary support."--BOOK JACKET.
0851997503 9780851997506
2003016240
Voluntarism
Leisure
HN49.V64 / V6388 2004
302.14