Stipended volunteers: Their goals, experiences, satisfaction, and likelihood of future service

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 422-443

  Tschirhart, Mary ^a   Mesch, Debra J ^b   Perry, James L ^b   Miller, Theodore K ^a   Lee, Geunjoo ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Korean Institute of Public Administration   (South Korea)

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EID: 0035457918     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764001303002     Document Type: Article

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