The author performed action research over the two years between March 2006 and February 2008 with the Instituto Dois Irmãos (i2i), a non-governmental organization (NGO) in a low-income area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil consisting of a group of approximately 3-5 locals and 2-30 foreigners at any one time that in March 2006 offered few services and lacked the expertise or confidence to offer more. Together, participants and the author improved and increased the NGO’s services and implemented a reading room – a place of information and literacy – for Portuguese-speaking students of English. This dissertation describes participants’, the organization’s, and the author’s journey to transform the i2i into a better functioning organization and to create the NGO’s reading room. The analysis focuses on the practical learning that took place within the i2i. Throughout the research process, the author both made use of and questioned the concepts of participation and development. In the text, she also draws on the experiences of the i2i’s leaders and volunteers to question the prevailing notion of information as a social good. A critical understanding of these three notions is essential for the work of librarians, development professionals, and policymakers alike. / text

Tyrimo objektas – teisėjų savanorių išlaikymo valdymo vertinimas. Tyrimo tikslas – įvertinti LFTA teisėjų savanorių išlaikymo valdymą. Tyrimo uždaviniai: 1. Apibrėžti teisėjo savanorio ir savanorystės sampratą bei reikšmę sporto sektoriuje. 2. Atskleisti valdymo sampratos modernioje vadybos teorijoje sąsajas su savanorystės valdymo principais.. 3. Empiriškai patikrinti sporto organizacijos (LFTA) teisėjų išlaikymo valdymo vertinimo modelio rezultatus. Tyrimo metodai: • Mokslinės literatūros analizė. • Anketinė apklausa. • Matematinė analizė. Išvados: 1. Savanoriai yra žmonės, laisva valia atliekantys naudingus darbus visuomenei, organizacijai ar žmonių grupei negaudami už tai piniginio atlygio. Savanorystė apima plataus spektro, laiko sąnaudų reikalaujančia neapmokama veiklą, kurios tikslas pagalba bendruomenei ar organizacijai. Į tą veiklų spektrą galima įtraukti ir žemos kategorijos teisėjus kurie negaudami piniginio atlygio padeda teisėjų organizacijai vykdyti jos veiklą, bei sudaro svarbų vaidmenį jos gyvavimo ir tobulėjimo procesui. Lietuvoje jaunųjų teisėjų bei II kategorijos nariai svariai prisideda prie futbolo renginių įgyvendinimo. 2. Modernioji vadybos teorija remiasi tais pačiais klasikinės teorijos principais, bet čia jie apibūdinami kaip veikiantys procesai. Todėl klasikinį valdymą siūloma pakeisti į procesų valdymą. Teisėjų kaip savanorių valdymo principai būtų tokie: motyvų suvokimas, poreikių įvertinimas planavimas, rizikų valdymo įvertinimas... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The subject of the research: evaluation of referee volunteers retention management. The aim of the research: to evaluate LFTA referee volunteers retention management. The objectives of the research: 1. To define referee volunteer, volunteer conception and their importance in sport sector. 2. To describe management conception in modern theory and it‘s connection with volunteer management principles. 3. Empirical examination of sport organisation (LFTA) referee retention management evaluation model. Methods of the research:  Analysis of scientific literature  Survey questioning  Mathematical analisis Conclusions: 1. Volunteering is an activity that involves spending time, unpaid, doing something that aims to benefit the environment or individuals or groups other than close relatives. Low category referees contribute to their organisation when refereeing in football events. They don‘t get paid either, so according to definition they are volunteers. 2. Modern management theory based on same principles as classical theory, but are described as active processes. Therefore classical management can be changed to process management. So in this case, referee as volunteer management principles would be: needs assesement, risk assesement, recruitment, referee training referee work management, observation, work evaluation, recognition, referee retention or dismissal. 3. Empirical examination of sport organization (in this case LFTA) volunteer retention management evaluation model... [to full text]

The findings of this research indicate that volunteering is influenced by a number of factors, one of which is gender. The data used in this study reveal a different profile of the volunteer than is presented in much of the research on volunteering, which tends to profile the "most likely" volunteer as female, employed by the public sector, possessing a higher education and having children. The questions addressed in this research are: 1) What are the contextual effects of volunteering and 2) Is there a relationship of one or more of these effects to gender? The findings indicate men in this sample were not only more likely to volunteer, but were more likely to engage in volunteer activities that included political and civic roles. In addition, men were able to volunteer more hours as their family ties increased. The hours women volunteered were found to decrease as family ties increased. Women were less likely to volunteer for political and civic activities and more likely to volunteer for roles that included the care of children, elderly and family-oriented activities. These findings have implications for how volunteer activities contribute to the building of social and political resources for both men and women and bring to light how gendered definitions dominate patterns of civic engagement.

The intergenerational relationships between the generation of young people and the generation of the elderly constitute the topic of this thesis. The theoretical part of the thesis deals with the specifics of generations of young and old people, demographic trends and aspects that have been occuring with an increasing number of seniors. Misunderstanding and intergenerational conflicts belong among the negative consequences of an aging society. In order to prevent intergenerational conflicts, it is necessary to create conditions so that the members of different generations can get to know each other better and comprehend the lifestyle of a different generation. Due to the transformation of the contemporary family - with grandchildren not having an opportunity to be with their grandparents in close contact as much as it used to be in the past - it is necessary to look for new ways to interconnect the worlds of young and old people. A volunteer project focused on an informal intergenerational learning is one of the options. Regarding the empirical part of the paper, it aims to determine whether the implementation of a volunteer project - that involves students as volunteers and seniors as clients of a home for the elderly - may contribute to the intergenerational rapprochement, whether common...

This thesis "The motivation for volunteering in the program of secondary prevention" is conceived as theoretical and empirical. The theoretical part of thesis aims to identify the motives leading to the decision to participate in voluntary activities and what motivates volunteers in its execution. It deals with the basic concepts of volunteering, its historical background and with the analysis of the psychological aspects of motivation for voluntary activity, which is seen as a manifestation of altruism and prosocial behavior. It tries to find the reason that may cause underdevelopment of volunteering while offering possible solutions, which can help to overcome the outlined barriers. Consequently, acquaints readers with a preventive program Five P. Base of empirical part consists of empirical investigation. The aim is to find techniques to reveal the personality characteristics of volunteers in Five P program. In conclusion, author examines the use of acquired knowledge in practice. Keywords motivation, volunteering, volunteer, altruism, secondary prevention program

Alors que le paradigme de la société de la connaissance tend à investir de plus en plus les champs politiques, économiques et sociaux, appréhender le phénomène du volontariat solidaire international sous ce prisme permet de mettre en avant les relations entre employabilité, citoyenneté et identité cognitive. En effet, le volontariat s’inscrit dans une tension entre une vision utilitariste à travers l’acquisition de compétences, une vision collective à travers sa contribution à l’intérêt général, et une conception individuelle liée à la construction identitaire. Etudier le volontariat solidaire à l’international sous l’angle de sa dimension formative et de ses potentielles répercussions dans la suite des parcours professionnels de jeunes adultes participe donc, à notre sens, d’une réflexion plus globale sur les fins et les moyens des apprentissages dans notre société. C’est à partir des parcours professionnels d’anciens volontaires que nous nous sommes intéressées aux répercussions de ce type d’expériences : qu’apprend-on au cours d’expériences de volontariat solidaire à l’international ? Comment ces apprentissages influent-ils dans la suite des parcours professionnels ? Dans quelle mesure les expériences de volontariat jouent-elles un rôle dans le rapport au travail de celles et ceux qui les vivent ? / The paradigm of knowledge society is increasing significantly in political, economic, and social fields. Understanding international volunteering through this lens enables to highlight the links between employability, citizenship and cognitive identity. Indeed, volunteering lies within a tension between a utilitarian vision through skill acquisition, a collective vision by contributing to common interest, and an individual conception linked to identity building. Studying international volunteering for solidarity from the point of view of its formative dimension and its potential impacts on young adults' career paths, contributes to a global reflection on the ends and means of learning in society. Based on career paths of former volunteers, this thesis looks at these experiences' repercussions: what does one learn during an international volunteering experience? What impact does this learning have on career paths' developments? How far are volunteering experiences instrumental in participants' relation to work?

A prática de voluntariado, embora antiga, tem ganhado espaço de uma forma muito distinta das ações de caridade informais e de matizes religiosas que predominavam há até algumas décadas. Imerso em um complexo processo de institucionalização, o voluntariado ganhou novos valores a partir dos anos 90, relacionados à mudança social e à participação política, ao mesmo tempo em que se distanciou cada vez mais da idéia da caridade e do assistencialismo. Neste trabalho, buscamos entender em que medida o engajamento de indivíduos neste novo modelo de voluntariado, sendo ele uma ação coletiva e focada em mudança social, pode contribuir para uma cultura política mais participativa, a partir da formação da consciência política dos voluntários. Escolhemos como estudo de caso a ONG Teto, presente no Brasil, na América Latina e no Caribe, que atualmente representa bem este novo voluntariado como fenômeno social. Com o foco na questão habitacional e com o objetivo de superar a extrema pobreza, a ONG Teto atrai milhares de jovens universitários como voluntários. Assumimos como referencial as reflexões teóricas dos autores da psicologia política e especialmente o modelo Analítico da Consciência Política de Salvador A. M. Sandoval. Assim, buscamos entender, a partir de entrevistas, as dimensões sociais e psicológicas que constituem a consciência política dos voluntários nessa organização, a disposição deles em agirem de acordo com essa consciência e a relação desta com as atividades sociais que eles exercem na ONG. Como resultados, identificamos que ainda há um forte caráter de caridade e assistencialismo na atividade da ONG, mas com grande potencial de formação política dos jovens voluntários, especialmente a partir das vivências nos assentamentos precários. Por outro lado, identificamos pontos que desfavorecem a constituição de uma consciência política mais crítica e que, portanto, fazem com que aquele potencial não seja explorado de forma eficiente. Esses obstáculos relacionam-se principalmente à falta de posicionamento político da ONG, à falta de orientação política aos voluntários, à ausência de questionamentos mais profundos sobre as questões que buscam combater e também ao desencontro entre o discurso de erradicação da pobreza e as ações propostas / Volunteering is an old practice that nowadays unfolds in very distinct ways from the informal charity and mostly religious forms which used to prevail until some decades ago. As a contemporary society product, volunteering is now immersed in a complex institutionalization process. It has been redefined and gathered new values, related to social change and political participation while gets increasingly distant from charity speech and assistentialism. In this study, we seek to understand how taking part in this new formal volunteering, as a colective action, can contribute to a more participative political culture, from volunteers\' political awareness. NGO Teto is our case study. It is based in Latin America and the Caribbean and best represents the new volunteering as a social phenomenon. Aiming at habitation issues and at overcoming poverty, the NGO has attracted millions of university students. We take as reference the theoretical thoughts of political psychology authors, especially Salvador A. M. Sandoval\'s Analytical Model of Political Consciousness. This way, we have tried to comprehend the social and psycological dimensions that form the volunteers\' political consciousness, their willingness to act in accordance to it and its bonds to the social activities they develop at the NGO. In the analysis, we have found a model of volunteering that is still very close to charity, but with great potential of critical formation, especially as a result of volunteers\' experiences in poor communities. On the other hand, we have found out issues that are obstacles to a more critical political sonsciousness, which consequently turns this potential inexplored efficiently. The obstacles are mostly related to the NGO\'s lack of guidance and political positioning, the absence of deeper questioning about the problems the NGO and volunteers work to solve, as well as the clash between the discourse of poverty eradication and the proposed actions

Numerous studies demonstrate the effectiveness of university-based community service programs on students' personal, social, ethical, and academic domains. These effects depend on both, the characteristics of students enrolled and the characteristics of the programs, for instance whether they are voluntary or mandatory. Our study investigates whether effects of voluntary service programs are indeed caused by the service experience or by prior self-selection. Using data from a pre-post quasi-experimental design conducted at a public university in Europe and taking students' socioeconomic background into account, our findings on self-efficacy, generalized trust, empathic concern, and attributions for poverty show that there are no participation effects. Instead, students who join in community service differ significantly from nonparticipants with regard to almost all investigated domains a priori, indicating strong self-selection. Our results underline the importance of structured group reflection, most notably with regard to attitude-related topics.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:37:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Anselmo Matias Limberger.pdf: 909145 bytes, checksum: df43b3b6907d918c3add46fabd192fab (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-05-24 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / From a phenomenological perspective, the goal in this thesis is to comprehend the meanings of the volunteering experience in a religious institution according to the volunteers. To achieve that goal, the Catholic perspective on volunteerism was outlined, as well as how the volunteering is organized in the Santuário Theotókos. A thorough study over a collaborator who works in the Santuário Theotókos for fourteen years was conducted. The interview was taped, transcribed, synthesized, analyzed and discussed from the phenomenological-psychology approach. The case analysis allowed recognizing the meanings of acceptance experience, belonging, life review, willingness to serve, support, strengthening of identity, among others. The understanding of the case study permitted the creation of growth groups in order to facilitate the volunteering at the Santuário Theotókos and to reflect on the meaning of their own experiences while performing volunteer work focusing on their growth, on the volunteering organization and on its monitoring / Em uma perspectiva fenomenológica, o objetivo nessa tese é buscar compreender os sentidos da experiência do trabalho dos voluntários em uma instituição religiosa, para quem os executa. Para atingi-lo, identifica-se o modo de compreender o servir na perspectiva católica e o modo como o trabalho voluntário é organizado no Santuário Theotókos. Foi realizado o estudo aprofundado de uma colaboradora que trabalha no Santuário Theotókos há catorze anos. A entrevista foi gravada, transcrita, sintetizada, analisada e discutida na abordagem da psicologia fenomenológica. A análise do caso permitiu reconhecer os sentidos da experiência de acolhimento, da pertença, de re-visão da própria vida, de disponibilidade para servir, de sustentação e fortalecimento da identidade, entre outros. A compreensão do caso estudado permitiu propor a realização de grupos de crescimento, para facilitar aos que realizam serviço voluntário no Santuário Theotókos, refletir sobre o sentido de suas experiências ao realizarem esse trabalho, visando seu crescimento, a organização do voluntariado e o seu acompanhamento

A presente tese tem como objeto a análise das intervenções da sociedade civil no cárcere à luz do conceito de reintegração social. A partir de um estudo de campo, apresento e comparo alguns projetos de intervenção em estabelecimentos prisionais de São Paulo e da Catalunha. Busquei sistematizar algumas experiências de reintegração social, buscando compreender as formas e impactos de diversos projetos que propõem reaproximação sociedade civil-cárcere. O objetivo foi conhecer algumas das formas que a sociedade civil tem se relacionado com o cárcere, de forma a compreender quais estratégias, discursos e práticas são mobilizadas na intervenção da sociedade nesse espaço. E ainda se, a partir dessas ações, pode-se afirmar que o cárcere está se abrindo à sociedade e vice-versa. / This thesis has as object the analysis of civil society interventions in prison in the light of the concept of social reintegration. From a field study, I present and compare some intervention projects in prisons in Sao Paulo and Catalonia. I tried to systematize some experiences of social reintegration, seeking to understand the forms and impacts of various projects that propose rapprochement civil society-jail. The aim was to study some of the ways that civil society has been involved in the prison, in order to understand what strategies, speeches and practices are mobilized in the intervention of society in that space. And still, from these actions, it can be said that the prison is opening up to society and the society is opening to prison and vice versa.