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    Cultural values and volunteering: a cross-cultural comparison of students' motivation to volunteer in 13 countries

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    Authors
    Gronlund, H.
    Holmes, Kirsten
    Kang, C.
    Cnaan, R.
    Brudney, J.
    Haski-Leventhal, D.
    Hustinx, L.
    Kassam, M.
    Meijs, L.
    Pessi, A.
    Ranade, B.
    Smith, K.
    Yamauchi, N.
    Zrinscak, S.
    Date
    2011
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Gronlund, Henrietta and Holmes, Kirsten and Kang, Chulhee and Cnaan, Ram A. and Handy, Femida and Brudney, Jeffrey L. and Haski-Leventhal, Debbie and Hustinx, Lesley and Kassam, Meenaz and Meijs, Lucas C.P.M. and Pessi, Anne Birgitta and Ranade, Bhagyashree and Smith, Karen A. and Yamauchi, Naoto and Zrinscak, Sinisa. 2011. Cultural values and volunteering: a cross-cultural comparison of students' motivation to volunteer in 13 countries. Journal of Academic Ethics 9: pp. 87-106.
    Source Title
    Journal of Academic Ethics
    DOI
    10.1007/s10805-011-9131-6
    ISSN
    1570-1727
    School
    School of Management
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22701
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Voluntary participation is connected to cultural, political, religious and social contexts. Social and societal factors can provide opportunities, expectations and requirements for voluntary activity, as well as influence the values and norms promoting this. These contexts are especially central in the case of voluntary participation among students as they are often responding to the societal demands for building a career and qualifying for future assignments and/or government requirements for completing community service. This article questions how cultural values affect attitudes towards volunteerism, using data from an empirical research project on student volunteering activity in 13 countries in NorthAmerica, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific region. The findings indicate that there are differences in motivation between countries which represent different cultural values. This article sets these findings in context by comparing structural and cultural factors which may influence volunteerism within each country.

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