| Description |
viii, 216 pages ; 21 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
PART I SETTING THE SCENE -- Introduction / Melanie Oppenheimer and Jeni Warburton -- 1. A Short History of Volunteering in Australia / Melanie Oppenheimer -- PART II VOLUNTEERING, POLICY AND PRACTICES -- 2. Volunteering and Recent Governance Reforms / Myles McGregor-Lowndes -- 3. Organisational (Mis)Behaviour of Volunteers: Profiles and Perspectives / Megan Paull and Maryam Omari -- 4. Volunteering and Human Resource Management / Graham Cuskelly and Wendy O'Brien -- 5. Blurring the Boundaries: Volunteering and Participation Requirements / Marc Levy -- 6. Measuring Volunteering / Lisel O'Dwyer -- 7. Formal Volunteering, Volunteer Infrastructure and Government / Annette Maher -- PART III VOLUNTEERING, CONTEXTS AND DIVERSITY -- 8. Volunteering and Ageing / Jeni Warburton -- 9. Volunteer Tourism and International Contexts / Kirsten Holmes -- 10. Spontaneous Volunteering: Trends and Challenges in the Australian Context / Jo Barraket, Robyn Keast and Cameron Newton -- 11. Volunteering in Rural and Regional Australia: Trends and Implications / Rachel Winterton -- 12. Volunteering in Traditional and Social Welfare Organisations: Current Challenges and Opportunities / Jeni Warburton, Melanie Oppenheimer and Melissa Moore -- 13. Volunteering and Sport / Pam Kappelides and Russell Hoye -- Bibliography |
| Summary |
In recent years, there have been significant changes to volunteering in Australia. Changes to government policies and non-profit practice have led to differences in how people volunteer, what they do and where they give their time. Volunteering in Australia provides critical snapshot of the issues in volunteering today and their impact on Australian society. Its demonstrates how change provides a fluid and contested space for volunteers and their organisations. Volunteering no longer sits outside the broad parameters of our economic and social futures. The book draws on a wide range of expertise from leading Australians, who discuss contemporary issues such as spontaneous volunteering, volunteer tourism and new forms of voluntary action |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
Originally published: 2000 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-211) and index |
| Subject |
Volunteer workers in social service -- Australia -- 21st century.
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Voluntarism -- Australia.
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Volunteers -- Australia.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Social life and customs http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114315 -- 21st century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012478
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| Author |
Oppenheimer, Melanie, editor
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Warburton, Jeni, editor
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| LC no. |
2014472357 |
| ISBN |
9781862879836 |
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