Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

ISSN

1360080X

Publisher

Taylor and Francis

School

School of Business and Law

RAS ID

32119

Funders

Australia Government Office for Learning and Teaching

Comments

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY AND MANAGEMENT on 13/08/2020, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/1360080X.2020.1804658.

Holmes, K., Paull, M., Haski-Leventhal, D., MacCallum, J., Omari, M., Walker, G., ... Maher, A. (2020). A continuum of university student volunteer programme models. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 43(3), 281-297. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360080X.2020.1804658

Abstract

© 2020 Association for Tertiary Education Management and the LH Martin Institute for Tertiary Education Leadership and Management. University student volunteering is prevalent in Western countries, but has rarely been critically evaluated by researchers. Little is known about the different ways in which student volunteer programmes are organised. Using a matrix constructed from the publicly available websites of all Australian universities, and 60 interviews with key stakeholders at six universities, this paper identifies nine different models of student volunteer programmes. The models show the different ways in which universities, faculty and students are involved in organising student volunteer programmes. These nine models are presented in a continuum of increasing direct management by universities. In addition to identifying the models, the analysis revealed trends in student volunteering, particularly the way that Australian universities are packaging student volunteering as part of their service learning, leadership or employability agendas. The continuum facilitates a common language and understanding of university student volunteering, leading to cross-disciplinary recognition of the different models available.

DOI

10.1080/1360080X.2020.1804658

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