Becoming an Older Volunteer: A Grounded Theory Study

• Main Authors: Janet Witucki Brown (Author), Shu-li Chen (Author), Linda Mefford (Author), Allie Brown (Author), Bonnie Callen (Author), Polly McArthur (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This Grounded Theory study describes the process by which older persons "become" volunteers. Forty interviews of older persons who volunteered for Habitat for Humanity were subjected to secondary content analysis to uncover the process of "becoming" a volunteer. "Helping out...