Volunteer work, informal learning and social action / edited by Fiona Duguid, Karsten Mündel and Daniel Schugurensky.

Since most research on work focuses on paid work, and most literature on education concentrates on schools, it is not surprising that studies on the relations between work and learning emphasize the relations between paid employment and organized education. This unique book deals with an area that h...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors: Duguid, Fiona, Mündel, Karsten, Schugurensky, Daniel, 1958-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Rotterdam ; Boston : SensePublishers, ©2013.
Series:Knowledge economy and education ; 1.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Daniel Schugurensky
  • Volunteer Work and Informal Learning / Fiona Duguid, Karsten Mündel
  • Volunteer Work and Informal Learning / Susan Stowe
  • Learning and Knowledge Transfer in Volunteering / Kunle Akingbola, Fiona Duguid
  • Living and Learning Through Solidarity and Struggle / J. Adam Perry
  • The Experiences of Immigrants who Volunteer to Access the Labour Market / Bonnie Slade, Yang Cathy Luo
  • "Learning from Each other" / Fiona Duguid, Karsten Mündel
  • Learning Participatory Citizenship / Behrang Foroughi, Erica McCollum
  • Volunteers for Democracy / Daniel Schugurensky
  • Creating Healthy Communities / Karsten Mündel, Daniel Schugurensky
  • Learning Through Volunteering in Social Movements / Kate Rogers, Megan Haggerty
  • Conclusions / Fiona Duguid, Karsten Mündel.