Purpose: Research concerned with the relationship between volunteer activity and psychological well-being has typically reported higher levels of well-being among older adult volunteers relative to nonvolunteers. However, few studies have examined nonlinear associations between frequency of volunteer activity and well-being. We examined nonlinear…

This paper reports the results of two semistructured focus group interviews with 17 retirees that explore the issues these retirees perceived as central to their learning in later life (LLL). Focus is especially placed on the factors leading to their learning interests after retirement. A total of six themes (past experience in adulthood and…

Social enterprise and fair trade are seen increasingly as redefining capitalist relationships through revaluing social impact and ownership in enterprise activities. One of the dilemmas in such activities is the tension between operating a viable and commercially-sustainable enterprise and maximising social and developmental impacts. This article…

Described are the roles of volunteers in social services, particularly in child abuse programs. Traditional roles are seen to include driving and other nonspecialized functions, fund-raising, organizing and coordinating, education and public awareness activities, and voluntary professional services. The following new roles for volunteers in child…

For this report on a two-year Peace Corps project designed to implement educational television (ETV) into Colombia schools, the Peace Corps Volunteers who participated are investigated. The history and experience of these Volunteers in the Peace Corps are sketched first. Next, the consequences for them of serving in a large, integrated, special…

This handbook presents the steps that must be taken to assure an effective and meaningful volunteer program. The handbook is comprised of the following chapters: I. Volunteering--History and Philosophy; II. Areas of Volunteering; III. Board--Purpose and Functions; IV. Organization of Volunteer Service; V. Recruitment and Promotion; VI. Interview…

Describes projects of the Maryland Committee for the Day Care of Children aimed at cutting day care costs: a recycling center for discarded industrial materials that can be put to educational uses, and workshops for teachers and volunteers in preschool and day care programs. (ED)

Describes the Literacy Volunteers of Virginia Institutions program (LVVI). There are LVVI programs at 22 institutions where inmate and community volunteers provide one-to-one basic reading instruction to students and are supervised by teachers from the Department of Correctional Education. (JOW)

A study of volunteerism in an eight-town area of New Hampshire secured responses from 112 of a sample of 312 volunteers in 1978. These volunteers were predominantly male, middle aged, and married. They served either for personal prestige or community service motives. A cumulative savings of $46,000 resulted from their efforts. (SK)

The notion that low-income people don't volunteer is more myth than reality. A study shows that low-income people, especially parents of children in a club, will become volunteers and will stay in that role. (SK)

Older volunteers, in particular, provide a largely untapped reservoir of men and women able and dedicated to library service. (Author)