University of Tasmania
Browse

File(s) under permanent embargo

Collective agency for service volunteers: a critical realist study of identity representation

journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-17, 06:23 authored by Christine StirlingChristine Stirling, Rosalind BullRosalind Bull
Policy makers promote volunteering in part because it is a powerful mechanism for expanding local community services. Volunteers, however, are subject to processes and power dynamics within organizations, which limit their collective agency. This article reports key findings of a study of rural ambulance volunteers' agency.

History

Publication title

Administration and Society

Volume

43

Pagination

193-215

ISSN

0095-3997

Department/School

Menzies Institute for Medical Research

Publisher

Sage Publications Inc

Place of publication

2455 Teller Rd, Thousand Oaks, USA, Ca, 91320

Rights statement

Copyright © 2011 SAGE Publications

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Social structure and health

Usage metrics

    University Of Tasmania

    Categories

    Exports

    RefWorks
    BibTeX
    Ref. manager
    Endnote
    DataCite
    NLM
    DC