Group processes and volunteering: Using groups to enhance volunteerism

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-80

  Haski Leventhal, Debbie ^a   Cnaan, Ram A ^b,c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Commitment; Enhancement; Group processes; Motivation; Volunteer management; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

EID: 60649094530     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: 15444376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03643100802508635     Document Type: Article

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