Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ667473
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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"Active Citizenship," Social Capital and Diversity: When Volunteering Falls "outside the Square."
Kerr, Lorraine; Tedmandson, Deirdre
Australian Journal on Volunteering, v8 n1 p23-32 2003
Interviews with 44 Australian cultural groups provided an overview of volunteering outside of formal organizations. Results make a case for recognizing nontraditional or informal volunteers and demonstrate the productive diversity that builds valuable social capital in communities. (Contains 41 references.) (JOW)
Descriptors: Adults, Citizen Participation, Cultural Influences, Cultural Pluralism, Social Capital, Volunteers
Volunteering Australia, Inc., Suite 2, Level 3, 11 Queens Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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