Becoming an Older Volunteer: A Grounded Theory Study
This Grounded Theory study describes the process by which older persons “become” volunteers. Forty interviews of older persons who volunteered for Habitat for Humanity were subjected to secondary content analysis to uncover the process of “becoming” a volunteer. “Helping out” (core category) for old...
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| Main Authors: | Janet Witucki Brown, Shu-li Chen, Linda Mefford, Allie Brown, Bonnie Callen, Polly McArthur |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Nursing Research and Practice |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/361250 |
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