Research

There are several organisations and individuals involved in research activity connected with volunteering. From an Australian point of view and looking particularly at the type of volunteering carried out by volunteers in HACC services, the following may be of particular interest
 

Volunteering and Older People

 
  • This paper contains research into older people and volunteering and was presented to the Premiers’ Forum on Ageing in New South Wales in 2001. It concentrates on volunteering as experienced by the ‘baby boomer’ generation and identifies barriers to volunteering amongst this age group as well as recruitment strategies. The author categorizes volunteers into four groups, namely nurturers, adventurers, socialisers and workers.
    www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au/download/DADHC.pdf
 

Volunteering Australia Research

 

 
 

Measuring the Value of unpaid household, caring and voluntary work of older Australians

 
  • This paper by David de Vaus, Matthew Gray and David Stanton prepared for the Australian Institute for Family Studies, October 2003. The paper focuses on recognising the potential benefits of an ageing society rather than the negative aspects.
    http://www.aifs.gov.au/institute/pubs/respaper/rp34.html
 
 

International Research