Date of Award
1-1-2011
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College/School/Department
School of Social Welfare
Content Description
1 online resource (xii, 207 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Anne E Fortune
Committee Members
Nancy Claiborne, Marry Gallant
Keywords
Korean, Matching skills, Older volunteers, Satisfaction, Volunteerism, Well-being, Voluntarism, Ability
Subject Categories
Social Work
Abstract
The older volunteers have unique characteristics and are vastly different from previous generations (Einolf, 2008; The Urban Institute, 2007). They have overlooked and undervalued skills that agencies can tap for service to their community. Volunteer agency should develop strategy to managing the match between skills and volunteering. An efficient matching system will use vast skills accumulated through volunteer's history of employment. The purpose of this investigation is to determine whether planned "matching" of an older volunteer with an agency-based on the volunteer skill set results in greater volunteer satisfaction, commitment and role identity than when placement occurs without consideration of volunteer's skill sets.
Recommended Citation
Park, Jihyun, "Examining outcomes when volunteer skill sets are matched to specific volunteer opportunities : a study of volunteering among older adults in South Korea" (2011). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 423.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/423