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Books & Chapters Democracy and Civic Engagement International Service

Host Organisation Perspectives of Volunteer Traits: Implications for Selection and Training

By CSD • June 7, 2017August 26, 2021

How do international volunteers affect the organizations that host them and the communities they serve? Through an analysis of data from in-depth interviews with host-organization personnel who supervise international volunteers, this chapter examines international volunteerism’s effects and the factors that contribute to those effects. In identifying the skills and characteristics of effective volunteers, the findings suggest important insights for the recruitment and selection efforts of hosts organizations.

Project: International Voluntary Service for Development

Citation

Barton, S., Tucker, B., & Lough, B. J. (2017). Host organisation perspectives of volunteer traits: Implications for selection and training. In N. T. Tan, S. Chan, K. Mehta, & D. Androff (Eds.), Transforming society: Strategies for social development from Singapore, Asia and around the world (pp 214–228). London, United Kingdom: Routledge.

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2017Benjamin LoughBrad TuckerInternational Voluntary Service for DevelopmentKenyaSarita Barton

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