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Autor/inn/en | Chevannes, Barry; Hansel, Bettina |
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Institution | AFS International/Intercultural Programs, Inc., New York, NY. Center for the Study of Intercultural Learning. |
Titel | The AFS Volunteer Resources Study: Summary of Findings from Jamaica. |
Quelle | (1990), (19 Seiten) |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Leitfaden; Attitudes; Developing Nations; Evaluation; Foreign Countries; Global Approach; Higher Education; International Programs; Interpersonal Relationship; Secondary Education; Self Motivation; Student Volunteers; Voluntary Agencies; Womens Studies; Jamaica Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Evaluierung; Ausland; Globales Denken; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Sekundarbereich |
Abstract | Volunteerism in Jamaica refers to voluntary work through organized public bodies and operates at two levels: (1) organized and formal; (2) non-organized and informal. The first group is made up of organized interest groups or community based groups, while those groups attract greater numbers of volunteers, they also have a higher turnover. The greater portion of volunteerism in Jamaica is informal and nonstructured. A majority of Jamaicans do volunteer work in a non-formal way. There exists a strongly held belief in a system of relationships to society based on mutual dependence. The system of reciprocity is part of the cultural heritage of the country. Voluntary work is a function of organized altruism and networks of friendship and is viewed as crucial to the development of the American Field Service (AFS) in Jamaica. Constraints and problems affecting volunteerism are combating cultural notions such as a restriction of one's freedom caused by a permanently structured obligation or duty. Shyness is suggested as a reason for not volunteering as well as the economic demands of paid work. Five recommendations are included for establishing a successful Jamaican AFS program using a public relations management techniques and working within the Jamaican world view of reciprocity to recruit volunteers. (NL) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |