Effective practices of international volunteering for health : perspectives from partner organizations
- Lough, Benjamin J., Tiessen, Rebecca, Lasker, Judith N.
- Authors: Lough, Benjamin J. , Tiessen, Rebecca , Lasker, Judith N.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: International volunteering , Quantitative , Training
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/271581 , uj:28887 , Citation: Lough, B.J., Tiessen, R. & Lasker, J.N. 2018. Effective practices of international volunteering for health : perspectives from partner organizations. Globalization and Health, 14:11. DOI 10.1186/s12992-018-0329-x
- Description: Abstract: The demand for international volunteer experiences to promote global health and nutrition is increasing and numerous studies have documented the experiences of the international volunteers who travel abroad; however, little is known about effective practices from the perspective of partner organizations. This study aims to understand how variables such as the skill-level of volunteers, the duration of service, cultural and language training, and other key variables affect partner organizations’ perceptions of volunteer effectiveness at promoting healthcare and nutrition...
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- Authors: Lough, Benjamin J. , Tiessen, Rebecca , Lasker, Judith N.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: International volunteering , Quantitative , Training
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/271581 , uj:28887 , Citation: Lough, B.J., Tiessen, R. & Lasker, J.N. 2018. Effective practices of international volunteering for health : perspectives from partner organizations. Globalization and Health, 14:11. DOI 10.1186/s12992-018-0329-x
- Description: Abstract: The demand for international volunteer experiences to promote global health and nutrition is increasing and numerous studies have documented the experiences of the international volunteers who travel abroad; however, little is known about effective practices from the perspective of partner organizations. This study aims to understand how variables such as the skill-level of volunteers, the duration of service, cultural and language training, and other key variables affect partner organizations’ perceptions of volunteer effectiveness at promoting healthcare and nutrition...
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Confronting the white elephant : international volunteering and racial (dis)advantage
- Lough, Benjamin, Carter-Black, Janet
- Authors: Lough, Benjamin , Carter-Black, Janet
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Neo-Colonialism , International volunteering , Volunteering
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5604 , ISSN 14649934 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/14335
- Description: Please refer to full text to view abstract
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- Authors: Lough, Benjamin , Carter-Black, Janet
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Neo-Colonialism , International volunteering , Volunteering
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5604 , ISSN 14649934 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/14335
- Description: Please refer to full text to view abstract
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