Mobilising Voluntary Action In The Uk

Author : Irene Hardill,Jurgen Grotz,Laura Crawford
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447367246

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Mobilising Voluntary Action in the UK by Irene Hardill,Jurgen Grotz,Laura Crawford Pdf

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY licence. The COVID-19 pandemic transformed the landscape of voluntary action. Some volunteering projects had to be paused, while others were delivered in different ways, but across all four UK nations large numbers of people began volunteering for the first time. This book provides an overview of the constraints and opportunities of mobilising voluntary action across the four UK nations during the pandemic. Sector experts and academics examine the divergent voluntary action policy frameworks adopted, the state and non-state supported volunteer responses, the changes in the profile of volunteers and the plans to sustain their involvement. This book addresses the urgent policy and practice need for evidence-based considerations to support recovery from the pandemic and to prepare for future emergencies.

Author : Irene Hardill,Jurgen Grotz,Laura Crawford
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447367239

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Mobilising Voluntary Action in the UK by Irene Hardill,Jurgen Grotz,Laura Crawford Pdf

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY licence. The COVID-19 pandemic transformed the landscape of voluntary action. Some volunteering projects had to be paused, while others were delivered in different ways, but across all four UK nations large numbers of people began volunteering for the first time. This book provides an overview of the constraints and opportunities of mobilising voluntary action across the four UK nations during the pandemic. Sector experts and academics examine the divergent voluntary action policy frameworks adopted, the state and non-state supported volunteer responses, the changes in the profile of volunteers and the plans to sustain their involvement. This book addresses the urgent policy and practice need for evidence-based considerations to support recovery from the pandemic and to prepare for future emergencies.

Author : James Rees,Rob Macmillan,Chris Dayson,Chris Damm,Claire Bynner
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447365518

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COVID-19 and the Voluntary and Community Sector in the UK by James Rees,Rob Macmillan,Chris Dayson,Chris Damm,Claire Bynner Pdf

The voluntary sector was central to the COVID-19 response: fulfilling basic needs, highlighting new and existing inequalities and coordinating action where the state had been slow to respond. This book curates rigorous academic, policy and practice-based research into the response and adaptation of the UK voluntary sector during the pandemic. Contributions explore the ways the sector responded to new challenges and the longer-term consequences for the sector's workforce, volunteers and beneficiaries. Written for researchers and practitioners, this book considers what the voluntary sector can learn from the pandemic to maximise its contribution in the event of future crises.

Author : Jurgen Grotz,Ruth Leonard
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783031192210

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Volunteer Involvement by Jurgen Grotz,Ruth Leonard Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the latest theory and practice for volunteer involvement. It represents a milestone for knowledge of how and why volunteers become involved and will be essential reading for practitioners, policy makers and funders. Offering exercises and examples from practice, it introduces concepts for understanding volunteers’ agency and for critically assessing ways in which those who seek to involve volunteers can respond to rapidly changing environments. The authors draw on a combination of theoretical perspectives and practical experiences to develop approaches based on individuals and community strengths and assets, underlining the need for conviviality, respect and enjoyment in volunteer involvement.

Author : Jon Dean,Eddy Hogg
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2023-03
Category : Nonprofit organizations
ISBN : 9781447356691

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Researching Voluntary Action by Jon Dean,Eddy Hogg Pdf

With case studies from around the world, this accessible book explores the methodological complexities of research into voluntary action, charitable behaviour and participation in voluntary organisations.

Author : Ellen A. Stewart
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447368892

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How Britain Loves the NHS by Ellen A. Stewart Pdf

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. What does it mean to love a healthcare system? It is often claimed that the UK population is unusually attached to its National Health Service, and the last decade has seen increasingly visible displays of gratitude and love. While social surveys of public attitudes measure how much Britain loves the NHS, this book mobilises new empirical research to ask how Britain loves its NHS. The answer delves into a series of public practices – such as campaigning, donating and volunteering within NHS organisations – and investigates how attitudes to the NHS shape patient experience of healthcare. Stewart argues that these should be understood as practices of care for, and contestation about the future of, the healthcare system. This book offers a timely critique of both the potential, and the dysfunctions, of Britain’s complex love affair with the NHS.

Author : Brewis, Georgina,Ellis Paine, Angela
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447357216

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Transformational Moments in Social Welfare by Brewis, Georgina,Ellis Paine, Angela Pdf

ePDF and ePUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. During the consolidation of the welfare state in the 1940s, and its reshaping in the 2010s, the boundaries between the state, voluntary action, the family and the market were called into question. This interdisciplinary book explores the impact of these ‘transformational moments’ on the role, position and contribution of voluntary action to social welfare. It considers how different narratives have been constructed, articulated and contested by public, political and voluntary sector actors, making comparisons within and across the 1940s and 2010s. With a unique analysis of recent and historical material, this important book illuminates contemporary debates about voluntary action and welfare.

Author : Lindsey, Rose,Mohan, John
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447324874

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Continuity and Change in Voluntary Action by Lindsey, Rose,Mohan, John Pdf

There are great expectations of voluntary action in contemporary Britain but limited in-depth insight into the level, distribution and understanding of what constitutes voluntary activity. Drawing on extensive survey data and written accounts of citizen engagement, this book charts change and continuity in voluntary activity since 1981. How voluntary action has been defined and measured is considered alongside individuals’ accounts of their participation and engagement in volunteering over their lifecourses. Addressing fundamental questions such as whether the public are cynical about or receptive to calls for greater voluntary action, the book considers whether respective government expectations of volunteering can really be fulfilled. Is Britain really a “shared society”, or a “big society”, and what is the scope for expansion of voluntary effort? This pioneering study combines rich, qualitative material from the Mass Observation Archive between 1981 and 2012, and data from many longitudinal and cross-sectional social surveys. Part of the Third Sector Research Series, this book is informed by research undertaken at the Third Sector Research Centre, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and Barrow Cadbury Trust.

Author : Wulf Livingston,Jo Redcliffe,Abyd Quinn Aziz
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2023-06-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447367208

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Social Work in Wales by Wulf Livingston,Jo Redcliffe,Abyd Quinn Aziz Pdf

With a foreword by First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, this book is the first to offer an in-depth look into what makes the Welsh Social Work context unique. It includes the move towards joint children, families and adult provision and the emphasis on early intervention, future generations and partnership considerations. Covering the subject knowledge required by the Welsh regulator, Social Care Wales, it provides essential reading for students and practising social workers in Wales, and rich contextual analysis for other international social work practitioners and writers. Each chapter includes: • dialogue on the distinctive ‘Welsh way’ that underpins the nation’s social work approach; • focus on application: responses and implications for professional practice; • the ‘giving of voice’ section: demonstrating the key emphasis in Welsh practice of ensuring that multiple stakeholder perspectives are actively heard; • key resources for further independent exploration of the topics.

Author : C. Rochester,A. Ellis Paine,S. Howlett,Meta Zimmeck,Angela Ellis Paine
Publisher : Springer
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230279438

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Volunteering and Society in the 21st Century by C. Rochester,A. Ellis Paine,S. Howlett,Meta Zimmeck,Angela Ellis Paine Pdf

Expectations about the contribution that volunteering can make are at a new high. This book aims to meet this interest by bringing together in one volume what is known about the phenomenon of volunteering; the principles and practice of involving volunteers, and the enduring challenges for volunteering in today's world.

Author : Max McMurdo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015012086107

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The Social Services Bibliography, 1980-1985 by Max McMurdo Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : NYPL:33433072978830

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Labour History by Anonim Pdf

Author : Great Britain: Department of Health
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0101798520

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Healthy lives, healthy people by Great Britain: Department of Health Pdf

The Government recognises that many lifestyle-driven health problems are at alarming levels: obesity; high rates of sexually transmitted infections; a relatively large population of drug users; rising levels of harm from alcohol; 80,000 deaths a year from smoking; poor mental health; health inequalities between rich and poor. This white paper outlines the Government's proposals to protect the population from serious health threats; help people live longer, healthier and more fulfilling lives; and improve the health of the poorest. It aims to empower individuals to make healthy choices and give communities and local government the freedom, responsibility and funding to innovate and develop ways of improving public health in their area. The paper responds to Sir Michael Marmot's strategic review of health inequalities in England post 2010 - "Fair society, healthy lives" (available at http://www.marmotreview.org/AssetLibrary/pdfs/Reports/FairSocietyHealthyLives.pdf) and adopts its life course framework for tackling the wider social determinants of health. A new dedicated public health service - Public Health England - will be created to ensure excellence, expertise and responsiveness, particularly on health protection where a national response is vital. The paper gives a timetable showing how the proposals will be implemented and an annex sets out a vision of the role of the Director of Public Health. The Department is also publishing a fuller story on the health of England in "Our health and wellbeing today" (http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/@ps/documents/digitalasset/dh_122238.pdf), detailing the challenges and opportunities, and in 2011 will issue documents on major public health issues.

Author : Perri 6,Isabel Vidal Martínez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Associations, institutions, etc
ISBN : UOM:39015040689260

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Delivering Welfare by Perri 6,Isabel Vidal Martínez Pdf

Author : David Horton Smith,Robert A. Stebbins,Jurgen Grotz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1414 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137263179

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The Palgrave Handbook of Volunteering, Civic Participation, and Nonprofit Associations by David Horton Smith,Robert A. Stebbins,Jurgen Grotz Pdf

Written by over 200 leading experts from over seventy countries, this handbook provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of the latest theory and research on volunteering, civic participation and nonprofit membership associations. The first handbook on the subject to be truly multinational and interdisciplinary in its authorship, it represents a major milestone for the discipline. Each chapter follows a rigorous theoretical structure examining definitions, historical background, key analytical issues, usable knowledge, and future trends and required research. The nine parts of the handbook cover the historical and conceptual background of the discipline; special types of volunteering; the major activity areas of volunteering and associations; influences on volunteering and association participation; the internal structures of associations; the internal processes of associations; the external environments of associations; the scope and impacts of volunteering and associations; and conclusions and future prospects. This handbook provides an essential reference work for third-sector research and practice, including a valuable glossary of terms defining over eighty key concepts. Sponsored by the International Council of Voluntarism, Civil Society, and Social Economy Researcher Associations (ICSERA; www.icsera.org), it will appeal to scholars, policymakers and practitioners, and helps to define the emergent academic discipline of voluntaristics.