Essays about: "student volunteering"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words student volunteering.

  1. 1. Volunteer tourism as a transformative journey - “ It's something that they still have, that many have lost at home”

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Nathalie Regestad; Isabella Axelsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Voluntourism; existential authenticity; moral grandstanding; moral superiority; self-identity; the Other; exoticism; epiphany; epiphanic experiences.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Volunteer tourism is an alternative form of tourism that is constantly increasing. The increase can be considered related to trends about social participation, environmental awareness and moral demands. READ MORE

  3. 2. Between Volunteerism and Nonprofit Professionalization : Ethnographic Case Study of Skills-Based Volunteers at Engineers Without Borders Sweden

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

    Author : Mariia Wolf; [2022]
    Keywords : Skills-based volunteering; Nonprofit professionalization; Boundary work; Engineers Without Borders Sweden.;

    Abstract : In recent decades numerous nonprofit organizations (NPOs) are undergoing the process of professionalization characterized by increased attention to efficiency, accountability, and the adoption of “business-like” tools and practices. At the same time, the majority of NPOs rely on volunteer labor. READ MORE

  4. 3. Oral presentations in a first and second language : A case study of student and teacher perspectives on the work process during oral presentations following the five canons of rhetoric

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Harald Fried; Nils Lundberg; [2021]
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    Abstract : This case study examines the potential differences in the performance level of oral presentations between a student’s L1 and L2 and how teachers can best help to improve students’ ability to perform in the two languages. The aim of this essay is to provide teachers with a mapped diagnostic of differences in the support that students require in the stages of working with oral presentations. READ MORE

  5. 4. Social Media - Driver or Bummer? A qualitative analysis of the relationship building on Social Media between student non-profit organizations and volunteers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Gabriela Gold; [2020]
    Keywords : Social Media; OPR; non-profit; volunteering; relationship-cultivation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The non-profit sector is reliant on volunteers and strong relationships with volunteers help retain them. These relationships with volunteers always need to be built and maintained. Organizations use Social Media to inform the stakeholders, build a community, and activate volunteers, but the dialogue is often hardly reached. READ MORE

  6. 5. CONVERSATIONS WITH CONSERVATIONISTS

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Isabel de Jonge van Ellemeet; [2020]
    Keywords : Volunteer Tourism; Conservation Volunteers; Serious Leisure Perspective; Fulfilment Career; Social Responsibility.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study aims to contribute towards the existing literature of volunteer tourism by evaluating the impacts that volunteering has on career progression. There exists a plethora of research on volunteer tourism, focusing on the various motivations to volunteer and the diverse positive and negative impacts that volunteering has on host communities. READ MORE