Volunteer Tourism: Theoretical Frameworks and Practical Applications

ISBN-13: 9780415576642 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 288 str.

Angela M Benson

Opis

The volunteer tourism phenomenon raises many questions and issues such as the impact on host communities and this book aims to take an in-depth analysis of these complex issues associated with traditional and contemporary volunteer tourism.

Spis treści

1. Volunteer Tourism: Theory and Practice  Part 1: The Volunteer: Motivation, Experiences and the Self  2. Understanding Voluntourism: A Glaserian Grounded Theory Study  3. VOLUNtourists Versus volunTOURISTS: a true Dichotomy or Merely a Differing Perception?  4. Journeys of the Self: Volunteer Tourists in Nepal  5. Young Non-Institutionalised Volunteer Tourists in Guatemala: Exploring Youth and Self-development  6. Developing and Promoting Sustainable Volunteer Tourism Sites in Sabah, Malaysia: Experiences Dimensions and Tourists’ Motives  7. Volunteer Tourism as a Life-Changing Experience  8. Self and Society in Voluntourism: A Thirty Year Retrospective Analysis of Post Trip Self Development of Volunteer Tourists to the Israeli Kibbutz  Part 2: Expanding the Boundaries on Volunteer Tourism Research  9. Volunteer Tourism and Divers with Disabilities: Evidence from Malaysia  10. Profiling Volunteer Holiday Leaders: a Case Study of National Trust Working Holiday Leaders: Socio-demographics, Basic Human Values and Functional Volunteer Motivations 11. Volunteer Archaeological Tourism: An Overview  12. Managing volunteers: An application of ISO 31000:2009 Risk Management: Principles and Guidelines to the Management of Volunteers in Tourism and Beyond  13. Volunteer Tourism and Intercultural Exchange: Exploring the ‘Other’ in the Experience  14. Volunteer Tourism: How do we know it is ‘Making a Difference’?  15. How Does it Make a Difference? Towards ‘Accreditation’ of the Development Impact of Volunteer Tourism  16. Volunteer Tourism: Structuring the Research Agenda

O autorze

Dr Angela M. Benson is Divisional Leader for Tourism at the University of Brighton, Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Canberra, and Founding Chair of the ATLAS Volunteer Tourism Research Group. Published articles include the areas of Volunteer Tourism, Best Value, Sustainability and Research Methods.