This article reviews the American literature in social science for the period 1975–1992 on
the determinants of volunteer participation in programs and associations. It finds that most …

The authors applied functionalist theory to the question of the motivations underlying
volunteerism, hypothesized 6 functions potentially served by volunteerism, and designed an …

Using two waves of panel data from Americans' Changing Lives (House 1995)(N= 2,681),
we examine the relationships between volunteer work in the community and six aspects of …

Volunteer tourism describes a field of tourism in which travellers visit a destination and take
part in projects in the local community. Projects are commonly nature-based, people-based …

To facilitate professional development of teachers in the online context, the online
community of practice (CoPs) has become an important platform in which individuals with …

In this study, 258 volunteers in human services and 104 nonvolunteers were asked to rank
in importance 28 motives for volunteering that had been identified in a thorough literature …

Theoretically, the more important a role-identity is to a person, the more it should provide a
sense of purpose and meaning in life. Believing one's life to be purposeful and meaningful …

How can social bonds in society be strengthened? How do we learn and develop prosocial
behaviour? This comprehensive textbook provides up-to-date coverage of the social …

The present investigation used responses to Independent Sector's 1992 national survey of
giving and volunteering in the United States to address several questions about the …

This article reviews the literature on community service and activism, particularly in youth,
using the theoretical approach provided by an identity projects framework. This framework …