This book, with 12 chapters divided into 4 parts, examines critical aspects of contemporary volunteerism, from the perspective of a variety of volunteering contexts. It will appeal to academic researchers and students in disciplines such as leisure, recreation, tourism, management and sociology as well as practitioners in the voluntary sector (including volunteers), national and local government and those organizing special events that depend on voluntary support.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Robert A. Stebbins -- Volunteering as Heritage/Volunteering in Heritage / Margaret Graham -- Adopting Sustainable Ethics : Voluntary Practice Amongst Event Organizers / Graham Berridge -- Paths to Volunteer Commitment : Lessons from the Sydney Olympic Games / B. Christine Green and Laurence Chalip -- Volunteer Satisfaction and Serious Leisure in Rural Fire Departments : Implications for Human Capital and Social Capital / Kenneth B. Perkins and John Benoit -- Understanding American Parks and Recreation Volunteers Utilizing a Functionalist Perspective / Kenneth E. Silverberg -- A Logistical Regression Model of the Decision of Volunteers to Enter a Sports Coach Education Programme / Brian E. Wilson -- Defining Field Characteristics of Museums and Art Museums : an Australian Perspective / Deborah Edwards -- Volunteering in the Canadian Context : Identity, Civic Participation and the Politics of Participation in Serious Leisure / Susan M. Arai -- Managing Volunteers in Different Settings : Membership and Programme Management / Lucas C.P.M. Meijs and Linda Bridges Karr -- Pressures on Volunteers in the UK / Geoff Nichols -- Examining Best Practice in Volunteer Tourism / Stephen Wearing -- Fostering Human Resources in the Leisure Field : 'Serious Leisure' and the Potential Role of Volunteers. A Proposal for Developing Countries / Antonio Carlos Bramante.

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