Leisure-seeking volunteers: ethical implications

Edwards, DC

Leisure-seeking volunteers: ethical implications

Edwards, DC

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Publisher:: The Institute for Volunteering Research
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Voluntary Action, 2007, 8 (3), pp. 19 - 39
Issue Date:: 2007-01

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dc.contributor.author	Edwards, DC https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8345-9700	en_US
dc.date.issued	2007-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Voluntary Action, 2007, 8 (3), pp. 19 - 39	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1465-4067	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/6524
dc.description.abstract	People construct socially salient identities of others that in some cases affect their morally significant perceptions of, and interactions with, those groups. If these perceptions are flawed, this has a bearing on fundamental ethical questions: in particular, how one sees, treats and understands those groups. Museum volunteers are a group that are often viewed with differing positive and negative associations and values. The objective of this article is to explore the values and commitment of serious leisure volunteers in order to make a more appropriate representation of volunteers. The article presents the results of a study of volunteers at three large museums and art galleries. The results show that these volunteers place a very high value on the work they do for the institution, and that their commitment to the institution is a combination of affective and continuance commitment. These findings challenge typified representations of volunteers, and the implications for ethical volunteer management are discussed.	en_US
dc.publisher	The Institute for Volunteering Research	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Voluntary Action	en_US
dc.title	Leisure-seeking volunteers: ethical implications	en_US
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Abstract:

People construct socially salient identities of others that in some cases affect their morally significant perceptions of, and interactions with, those groups. If these perceptions are flawed, this has a bearing on fundamental ethical questions: in particular, how one sees, treats and understands those groups. Museum volunteers are a group that are often viewed with differing positive and negative associations and values. The objective of this article is to explore the values and commitment of serious leisure volunteers in order to make a more appropriate representation of volunteers. The article presents the results of a study of volunteers at three large museums and art galleries. The results show that these volunteers place a very high value on the work they do for the institution, and that their commitment to the institution is a combination of affective and continuance commitment. These findings challenge typified representations of volunteers, and the implications for ethical volunteer management are discussed.

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