Volunteering for museums: the variation in motives across volunteer age groups

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Volunteering for museums: the variation in motives across volunteer age groups

The value of volunteering is well documented, and though there is a readily available recruitment pool for volunteers, many come from an aging population that is also relatively affluent and has many more opportunities and demands for their free time in retirement. This paper examines the motives...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Deery, Margaret, Jago, L., Mair, J.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Altamira Press 2011
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/61998

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