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1. Organizational Socialization of Volunteers: The Effect on their Intention to Remain (EJ845037)
Author(s):
Hidalgo, M. Carmen; Moreno, Pilar
Source:
Journal of Community Psychology, v37 n5 p594-601 Jul 2009
Pub Date:
2009-07-00
Pub Type(s):
Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Peer-Reviewed:
Yes
Descriptors: Volunteers; Socialization; Intention; Predictor Variables; Labor Turnover; Foreign Countries; Volunteer Training; Social Networks; Social Support Groups
Abstract: Identifying the factors affecting the retention of volunteers in their activities is one of the main objectives for researchers and volunteer managers. There have been many studies with this aim and many factors affecting sustained volunteerism have been identified. However, one of the limits of these models is the low percentage of explained variance, which indicates that there are other additional factors, yet unidentified, which may have an important influence in the prediction of durability as a volunteer. In our study, we intend to analyze the effect that some factors of organizational socialization of volunteers have on their intention to remain volunteers. In particular, we will focus on the level of integration in the organization, evaluated from five variables: social networks, training, understanding, social support inside the organization, and characteristics of the job they perform. The statistical analysis shows that social networks, organizational support, positive task, and formation are highly significant predictors of the intention to remain a volunteer. These four variables explain 29% of the variability of the dependent variable, while the variables understanding and social support of the volunteers were excluded from the regression equation. (Contains 2 tables.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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2. Institutional Facilitation in Sustained Volunteering among Older Adult Volunteers (EJ852923)
Tang, Fengyan; Morrow-Howell, Nancy; Hong, Songiee
Social Work Research, v33 n3 p172-182 Sep 2009
2009-09-00
Descriptors: Volunteer Training; Older Adults; Nonprofit Organizations; Volunteers; Program Effectiveness; Questionnaires; Motivation
Abstract: As more nonprofit organizations rely on older adult volunteers to provide services, it is important to retain volunteers for an extended period of time to ensure service quality and the beneficial outcomes of volunteering. Nonprofit organizations are positioned to facilitate older adult volunteers' role performance. Based on an institutional perspective on volunteering, this study explored what institutional facilitations are needed for sustained volunteering. The sample included 401 older adult volunteers from 13 programs across the nation. Data were collected by means of self-administrated questionnaires. Institutional facilitation was captured by volunteer role flexibility, incentive, role recognition, and training. With volunteers' age controlled for, two-level hierarchical linear models were used to assess the relationship between volunteer duration (level 1 variables) and institutional facilitation (level 2 variables) in the volunteer program. Results demonstrated that a higher level of volunteering duration was associated with institutional facilitation factors of more role recognition and more training hours. Duration was also associated with less incentive. These findings suggest that certain facilitators from organizations contribute to an extended period of commitment among older adult volunteers. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
3. The Role of Learning in the Development of Expertise in Museum Docents (EJ826380)
Grenier, Robin S.
Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, v59 n2 p142-157 2009
2009-00-00
Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Museums; Expertise; Volunteers; Volunteer Training; Continuing Education; Incidental Learning; Informal Education; Adult Education; Adult Learning; Independent Study; Experiential Learning
Abstract: The purpose of this qualitative study was to determine how docents developed expertise within the context of their work with history museums. Twelve expert docents from four history-themed museums were interviewed to discover how expertise is developed by volunteers working in nonformal settings. Interpretation of the data revealed two primary means of preparation. First, formal training and continuing education were initially used by docents for learning their craft; and second, informal and incidental learning were critical to expertise development in museum docents. Based on the findings that emerged, implications for museum education and volunteer practice and the wider field of adult education are presented. (Contains 2 tables.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
4. A Volunteer Training Framework (EJ809990)
Deslandes, Moira; Rogers, Louise
Australian Journal of Adult Learning, v48 n2 p355-368 Jul 2008
2008-07-00
Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Volunteer Training; Volunteers; Improvement Programs; Training Methods; Case Studies; Guidance Programs; Adult Learning; Foreign Countries
Abstract: Volunteering SA (VSA) has responded to the need to revise and expand the training offered to volunteers. It has developed a volunteer training framework to provide structure and guidance for the sector in making policy and financial decisions about directions and type of training that volunteers require and desire, where the training can lead and what recognition can be given for it. Basic entry-level volunteer training is the focus of the framework. However, other planks in the training framework include training and identifying pathways from basic entry-level volunteer training to accredited training. This approach offers clear linkages and pathways for volunteers and organisations, and it is anticipated this will build a culture of continuous service improvement. (Contains 4 online resources.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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5. Pitfalls of Participatory Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Education in India. NBER Working Paper No. 14311 (ED502818)
Banerjee, Abhijt; Banerji, Rukimini; Duflo, Esther; Glennerster, Rachel; Khemani, Stuti
National Bureau of Economic Research
2008-09-00
Reports - Evaluative
N/A
Descriptors: Foreign Countries; Elementary Education; Public Schools; Community Involvement; Citizen Participation; School Community Relationship; Intervention; Program Effectiveness; Volunteer Training
Abstract: Participation of beneficiaries in the monitoring of public services is increasingly seen as a key to improving their efficiency. In India, the current government flagship program on universal primary education organizes both locally elected leaders and parents of children enrolled in public schools into committees and gives these groups powers over resource allocation, and monitoring and management of school performance. However, in a baseline survey we found that people were not aware of the existence of these committees and their potential for improving education. This paper evaluates three different interventions to encourage beneficiaries' participation through these committees: providing information, training community members in a new testing tool, and training and organizing volunteers to hold remedial reading camps for illiterate children. We find that these interventions had no impact on community involvement in public schools, and no impact on teacher effort or learning outcomes in those schools. However, we do find that the intervention that trained volunteers to teach children to read had a large impact on activity outside public schools -- local youths volunteered to be trained to teach, and children who attended these camps substantially improved their reading skills. These results suggest that citizens face substantial constraints in participating to improve the public education system, even when they care about education and are willing to do something to improve it. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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6. An Interview with Mindy Duitz (EJ803586)
Landsberger, Joe
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, v52 n3 p9-11 Jun 2008
2008-06-00
Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Descriptors: Volunteers; Urban Schools; Public Schools; Nonprofit Organizations; Communication Strategies; Volunteer Training
Abstract: This article presents an interview with Mindy Duitz, president of Learning Leaders, an organization that supports teachers with volunteers in New York City's public schools so they could have more time. Among other things, Duitz discusses the history of Learning Leaders, its services, recruitment of volunteers, and communications strategies for various stakeholders.
7. Library Aides: Building Character, Advancing Service (EJ782176)
Muronaga, Karen; Masumura, Emmi
Library Media Connection, v26 n4 p10-14 Jan 2008
2008-01-00
Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
No
Descriptors: School Libraries; Student Volunteers; Elementary School Students; Grade 5; Grade 4; Library Services; Teamwork; Recruitment; Volunteer Training; Service Learning
Abstract: Many school library media specialists, especially in elementary schools, establish library clubs and library monitor programs. In most cases, these clubs and programs are limited to students assisting with clerical duties in the library such as shelving books and manning the circulation desk under supervision. The library media specialist assigns students to a rotating schedule of duties and students usually help out at recesses. Lincoln Elementary School in Hawaii takes a different perspective on student service in the library. There, student volunteerism is a rich opportunity to develop a service-oriented program focusing on building character, work ethics, and leadership. This article describes Lincoln Elementary's library aide program. (Contains 3 figures.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
8. How Effective Are Collaborative Approaches for Widening Participation in Further Education and Training? (EJ811836)
Giwa, Moore
Research in Post-Compulsory Education, v13 n1 p79-105 Mar 2008
2008-03-00
Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Adult Education; Foreign Countries; Minority Groups; Outreach Programs; Volunteer Training; Enrollment Management; Educational Opportunities; Disadvantaged Youth; Educational Cooperation; Program Effectiveness; Case Studies; Interviews; Questionnaires; Stakeholders
Abstract: This study examines the different types, and effectiveness, of collaboration used by providers to widen participation in further education and training in England between 2001 and 2003. The first section, an introduction, sets a scene for the study and definitions are offered for the main terminology--collaboration and widening participation. The political, economic and policy contexts for the study are also briefly introduced. A review of relevant literature, pertaining to collaboration is carried out in the second section to set a context and establish a rationale for the study. A case-study approach employing multiple methods of data collection is used to answer the questions in the third section. The case-study locations are described in the fourth section. Conclusions from analysing the data suggest that collaborative practices can be effectively used to recruit members of ethnic minority communities (as defined by the Learning and Skills Council--see Tables 7-10) and the long-term unemployed onto further education and training programmes. The evidence is, however, less conclusive regarding the contribution of collaborative approaches to enabling members of these communities to achieve their learning aims. A number of recommendations are made for improving collaborative practices. (Contains 8 tables and 13 figures.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
9. Self-Organized Volunteers in Rural Schools (EJ828967)
Lu, Kun
Chinese Education and Society, v41 n3 p85-102 May-Jun 2008
2008-00-00
Descriptors: Rural Schools; Foreign Countries; Volunteers; Junior High Schools; Educational Background; Rural Education; Voluntary Agencies; Volunteer Training; Educational Change; Social Justice; Higher Education
Abstract: This paper reports some findings from a longitudinal study of a group of volunteers at an independent school in China. Founded by a committed group of volunteers, Springfield School has been self-sustaining and has provided junior high school education for the past eight years. The author describes the demographic and education background of the volunteers, as well as the various motivations that lead them to voluntary teaching service. In addition, the challenges encountered by the volunteers and the school are also discussed. The discussion is supported with rich first-hand data, and the conclusion draws comparisons between self-organized and officially organized volunteers. (Contains 2 notes.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
10. Starting a Volunteer Program in a Community College Library (EJ840546)
Shelton, Kay
Community & Junior College Libraries, v14 n3 p161-177 2008
Descriptors: Community Colleges; Volunteer Training; College Libraries; Volunteers; High School Students; Program Development; Program Descriptions; Resistance (Psychology); Performance Factors
Abstract: Public and school libraries often allow high school students to serve as volunteers out of their own interest, to fulfill community service requirements for graduation or for court-ordered obligations. Community college libraries often rely on college students on work-study but starting a high-school-age volunteer program would create a bridge to the community and provide the students with a taste of college. This article provides a framework for how to start a volunteer program at a community college for high school students. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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