The book highlights 'new perspectives' on volunteerism in sport, covering frameworks, methods, context and variables on several levels from community sport clubs to international events. In analysing the processes of control within voluntary sport clubs, a new theoretical framework - critical realism (CR) - challenges how we think about theory and how scientific inquiry should proceed. Further themes raised are: Should sports clubs be viewed as a crossing between a traditional volunteer culture dominated by collective solidarity, and a modern volunteer culture focused on the individual benefits? Are former athletes a new group of possible volunteers? Can personal narratives of experiences of being a volunteer in a big international event provide us with new insight that has not previously been considered? Identity is suggested as a motive for understanding volunteers at sporting events. Two new theoretical models are presented, one on the development of volunteer commitment and the other on a framework that incorporates both individual- and institutional-level variables. All chapters have recommendations for future research. The testing of these theories and influencing factors will provide new directions in the research of sport volunteerism. This book was originally published as a special issue of European Sport Management Quarterly.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9781138856424
eBay Product ID (ePID)
209170863
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Social Services
Author
Vassil Girginov, Alison Doherty, Berit Skirstad
Publication Name
New Perspectives on Sport Volunteerism
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Business
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
246mm
Item Width
174mm
Item Weight
408g
Additional Product Features
Genre
Sports
Editor
Vassil Girginov, Berit Skirstad, Alison Doherty
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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