The give and take of volunteering: Motives, benefits, and personal connections among Irish volunteers

Voluntas

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 125-139

  MacNeela, Pádraig ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Benefits; Ireland; Motivation; Qualitative research; Voluntary organizations; Volunteer process model; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; PSYCHOLOGY; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 44949124499     PISSN: 09578765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-008-9058-8     Document Type: Article

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