Volunteering as Leisure/Leisure as Volunteering: An International Assessment

by Robert A. Stebbins

Volunteerism is a topic of increasing importance in this age of budget cuts, declining employment and amid the threat posed by other competing leisure pursuits. There are both social and economic benefits of volunteering. As we are becoming more reliant on volunteers, there is a need for a better understanding of why people take up volunteering, and how to recruit, manage, motivate, and support volunteers most effectively. In order for organisations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851997503
• ISBN13: 9780851997506
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Cabi
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.5"