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Transitioning Older Volunteers: Exploring the Perceptions of Volunteer Managers in Theaters and Performing Arts Centers

Tsang, Hsin-Chih
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1407321665

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2014, Master of Gerontological Studies, Miami University, Gerontology.
Recent studies show that one-fourth of the population over the age of 65 volunteered in at least one organization in 2013. Previous research suggests that volunteering benefits the elderly population physically and mentally. However, there is a lack of research on volunteer transitioning. This is a qualitative study exploring the attitude of volunteer managers toward transitioning older volunteers in theaters and performing arts settings. Eight open-ended, semi-structured phone interviews were conducted with 12 theater volunteer managers in the United States. Telephone interviews were audio-recorded and lasted 30 to 45 minutes. The result shows that transitioning is a process that requires mutual decisions between the manager and the older volunteer. Transitioning involves changing the volunteer’s position or terminating the volunteer’s role depending on situation. The transitioning model proposed in this paper may be useful for other organizations that depend on older volunteers.
Kate de Medeiros (Committee Chair)
Suzanne Kunkel (Committee Member)
Robert Applebaum (Committee Member)
42 p.
Aging
volunteer transitions; performing arts; older volunteers; volunteer management;

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  • Tsang, H.-C. (2014). Transitioning Older Volunteers: Exploring the Perceptions of Volunteer Managers in Theaters and Performing Arts Centers [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1407321665

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Tsang, Hsin-Chih. Transitioning Older Volunteers: Exploring the Perceptions of Volunteer Managers in Theaters and Performing Arts Centers. 2014. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1407321665.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Tsang, Hsin-Chih. "Transitioning Older Volunteers: Exploring the Perceptions of Volunteer Managers in Theaters and Performing Arts Centers." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1407321665

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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