Researching Voluntary Action

Innovations and Challenges

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

Av Jon Dean, Eddy Hogg, Jon (Sheffield Hallam University) Dean, Eddy (University of Kent) Hogg

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The first book of its kind, this volume brings together a range of experts to review key methodological issues in the study of voluntary action, charitable behaviour and participation in voluntary organisations.Using case studies from around the world – from ethnography to media analysis and surveys to peer research – chapters illustrate the challenges of researching altruistic actions and our conceptualisations of them. Across different fields and methods, authors unpick the methodological innovations and challenges in their own research to help guide future study.Demystifying research and deepening our ability to understand the role of the third sector, this accessible book is suitable for social researchers at all levels.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-03-14
Mått156 x 234 x 15 mm
Vikt356 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieThird Sector Research
Antal sidor220
FörlagBristol University Press
ISBN9781447356691

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1. Introduction - Eddy Hogg and Jon Dean2. (Un)suitable methods and reflexive considerations: an interview and focus group study of youth volunteering - James Davies3. Interpretive ethnography: a UK charity shop case study - Triona Fitton4. Collaborative philanthropy and doing practically relevant, critical research - Angela Eikenberry and Xiaowei Song5. Peer research: co- producing research within the context of voluntary and community action – Ellen Bennett6. Charity advertising: visual methods, images and elicitation - Abhishek Bhati and Jon Dean7. Using archives and objects in voluntary action research - Georgina Brewis8. Using Mass Observation as a source of qualitative secondary data for interdisciplinary longitudinal research on voluntary action - Rose Lindsey9. Investigating meanings and messages on volunteering through television media – Kimberly Wiley10. Annual reporting in voluntary organisations: opportunities for content analysis research - Carolyn Cordery and Danielle McConville11. Researching risk in the voluntary sector: the challenges and opportunities of regulatory data - Diarmuid McDonnell and Alasdair C. Rutherford12. Exploring the benefi ts of volunteering: combining survey and administrative data in the Nordic ‘laboratory’ – Hans-Peter Y. Qvist13. Spatial approaches to the voluntary sector – James Bowles14. Restudies, surveys and what counts as volunteering - Jon Dean and Diarmuid Verrier15. Conclusion - Jon Dean and Eddy Hogg