Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Santa Cruz, 1995. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 191-201).

Thesis (M.S.)--Nova Southeastern University, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-115)

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2010. / Directed by Heather Helms; submitted to the Dept. of Human Development and Family Studies. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Jul. 19, 2010). Includes bibliographical references (p. 132-145).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Virginia Commonwealth University, 2010. / Prepared for: Dept. of Health Administration. Title from title-page of electronic thesis. Bibliography: leaves 200-217.

Thesis (Ph. D. (Social Work)) -- University of Pretoria, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1993. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 106-112) Also available in print.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2006. / Advisor: Charles Barrilleaux, Florida State University, College of Social Sciences, Dept. of Political Science. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed June 12, 2006). Document formatted into pages; contains xi, 147 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2000. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 321-333). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 2008. / Title from title page screen (viewed on February 18, 2008). Research advisor: Teresa M. Waters, Ph.D. Document formatted into pages (viii, 88 p. : ill.). Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-79).

The research study was aimed at exploring the narratives of motivations and challenges that home-based health care workers experience in their voluntary service provision. It was conducted in East London in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality. A total of seven participants who volunteer in home based care programmes were interviewed and their mean age was 30 years; all were females, two married, one a widow, one divorced and two single females. The narrative framework was used to explore the volunteers' interpretation of volunteering experiences, highlighting themes that emerged on what encourages them to volunteer as home based health care workers, and how they deal with challenges that arise during the provision of services. The research was also aimed at exploring the social factors supporting the volunteers' decision to continue volunteering. Narratives from the interviewed community health workers [CHWs] indicate that the motives for participating in CHW programmes are mainly altruistic although people are sometimes motivated by self-interest. Self-interest seems to be particularly relevant in the case of the younger volunteers as they expressed their hope that providing voluntary service may help to enhance their skills so as to facilitate future learning and employment prospects. The recurring themes within the CHWs' narrative indicate that they identify with the helping role and feel it empowers them as they participate in meaningful ways in their communities, and they gain strength to cope with challenges that come with community health work. This study highlighted the complex nature of home based care roles, which inevitably reflect the intervention approach, the mode of working, professional roles and relationships with communities.