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Ours to Explore : Privilege, Power, and the Paradox of Voluntourism.

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by Biddle, Pippa.
Call Number 361.37
Publication Date 2021
Summary Ours to Explore investigates voluntourism's past and present, uncovering the complicated roots of the modern global phenomenon.
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Volunteer Tourism : Popular Humanitarianism in Neoliberal Times.

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by Mostafanezhad, Mary.
Call Number 338.4791
Publication Date 2016
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Why and how should the international volunteer tourism experience be improved? [electronic resource].

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by Teare, Richard.
Call Number 338.4791
Publication Date 2015
Summary Gap year volunteering has grown in popularity in recent years but how do young people (and other age groups) choose between the many organizations that provide international volunteer tourism opportunities? This ebook is dedicated to the topic and specifically the quality of provision in this sector with its wide spectrum of operators from commercial to charitable organizations. It analyses the key issues and concerns and for identifying some of the ways in which the international volunteer tourism experience could be improved in-depth.
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Wide-Open World : How Volunteering Around the Globe Changed One Family's Lives Forever.

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by Marshall, John.
Call Number 910.41
Publication Date 2015
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Volunteer tourism : theoretical frameworks and practical applications / edited by Angela M. Benson.

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by Benson, Angela M., editor.
Call Number 338.4791 VOL
Publication Date 2015
Format: Books

International volunteer tourism : integrating travellers and communities / Stephen Leslie Wearing and Nancy Gard McGehee.

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by Wearing, Stephen, author.
Call Number 338.4791 WEA
Publication Date 2013
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Growth and niche markets in tourism [videorecording].

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Call Number TR DVD 338.4791 GRO
Publication Date 2012
Summary "A large range of factors have led to tourism becoming one of the world's fastest growing industries and this has led to the rapid growth in niche tourism where tourists seek to have experiences beyond their everyday ones. This program explores some niche markets, including volunteer tourism, dark tourism, health and medical tourism, and gastronomic tourism. Discussions with niche market tourists explore their motivations behind the experiences they chose and whether the outcomes were what they were hoping for" -- container.
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Volunteer Tourism [electronic resource] : Theoretical Frameworks and Practical Applications

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by Benson, Angela M.
Call Number 361.37
Publication Date 2010
Summary Volunteer Tourism is one of the major growth areas in contemporary tourism, where tourists for various reasons seek alternative goodwill experiences and activities. There has been a surge in volunteer programmes offered in range of destinations organised by variety of charities & tour operators. This book aims to take an in-depth analysis of the complex issues associated with traditional and contemporary volunteer tourism, from volunteer tourism and sustainability to the examination of volunteer tourism stakeholders: volunteers themselves, the host to guest exchange amd the organis
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Nonprofit Organizations.

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by Morrill, Ann.
Call Number 338.74
Publication Date 2010
Summary Working for nonprofit organizations offers the chance to build a successful career while making the world a better place or extending a helping hand to those in need. Nonprofit groups have become widespread in recent years, and many of them employ the same types of workers who can be found at for-profit companies. But the ins and outs of the nonprofit world can be very different, especially since many nonprofit groups rely on donations and government grants to keep them operating. Nonprofit Organizations is essential reading for anyone who wants to establish a career in this field. Featuring behind-the-scenes information, including an overview of the current state of nonprofits, a breakdown of careers that are available, tips, and fast facts, this useful new resource covers the full scope of this industry and is ideal for readers looking to jump-start their career.
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Journeys of Discovery in Volunteer Tourism [electronic resource] : International Case Study Perspectives

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by Lyons, K.D.
Call Number 338.4791
Publication Date 2008
Summary Offers an insight into how volunteer tourism is growing and developing. This title includes case studies from researchers in the field which explore the experiences of the volunteer tourist and the relationships between volunteers and host communities and commercial, non-commercial and government entities involved in volunteer tourism.
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