Volunteering in Australia

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-86287-983-6
Verlag: Federation Press

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 280 g

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 a critical snapshot of the issues and trends in volunteering today and their impact on Australian society. It demonstrates how change provides a fluid and contested space for volunteers and their organisations. No longer can volunteering remain outside the broad parameters of our economic and social futures.
This book draws on a wide range of expertise from leading Australians, who discuss cutting edge issues such as spontaneous volunteering, voluntourism and new forms of voluntary action.
Volunteering in Australia provides a valuable and accessible resource for volunteers across the myriad of non-profit organisations, universities, and policymakers at all levels. This is essential reading for all those interested in the future of our society.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Oppenheimer, Melanie

Warburton, Jeni

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Non-Profit-Organisationen, Verbände

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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)

Über Autor(innen)

Melanie Oppenheimer holds the Chair of History at Flinders University. She has been researching aspects of volunteering from an historical and contemporary perspective for over twenty-five years. Her books include the centenary history of Australian Red Cross. Melanie chairs one of the four Working Parties associated with the new SA Volunteering Strategy, 2014-2020
Jeni Warburton holds the John Richards Chair in Rural Aged Care Research at La Trobe University in Wodonga, Victoria. She has twenty-five years’ experience of research into social policy, particularly relating to issues associated with an ageing population, volunteering and community. Her research has played a key role in the development of practice and policy around volunteering and social inclusion, particularly relating to older people