Volunteer overseas development workers: The hero's adventure and personal transformation

Career Development International

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 304-320

  Hudson, Sheena ^a   Inkson, Kerr ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aid agencies; Developing countries; Expatriates; Individual development; New Zealand; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747086485     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620430610672522     Document Type: Article

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