Volunteering as leisure/leisure as volunteering : an international assessment /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Graham, Margaret, 1952- (Editor), Stebbins, Robert A., 1938- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2004.
Subjects:	Leisure. Voluntarism. Community Participation and Development, (New March 2000) Leisure services. Recreation. Social participation. Voluntary services. Volunteers. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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.