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Predicting youth apathy and exclusion: Macedonian high-school students and their relations to their communities [PDF]
Sociologija, 2012 In order to understand the youth’s growing apathy and cynicism towards society, this paper examines the relationships between civic engagement, volunteerism, parental support, peer support, the support of the educational system, extra-curricular ...
Korunovska-Srbijanko Jana +2 more
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Volunteerism and Community Mobilization for the Abolition of Fgm: Lesson Learnt from the UNV Pilot Project in Sudan. [PDF]
, 2007 This paper reflects on some of the lessons learnt from UNV interventions of using volunteerism to mobilize local communities to combat female genital mutilation/cutting in ...
Nafisa Mohamed A. Bedri
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Systemic dysregulation of apolipoproteins in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis serum
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disease that damages motor neurons. This study found that people with ALS show significant changes in blood fats and the proteins that carry them. Several apolipoproteins were higher, lipid balances were altered, and normal protein–lipid relationships were disrupted.
Finula I. Isik +6 more
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Problems of Archive Volunteerism in Russia and Development Prospects
RUDN Journal of Russian HistoryThe author identifies the specifics of archive volunteerism in the Russian Federation. They reveal and explain including the existing problems in relations between archives and volunteers have been caused by both the lack of a regulatory framework for ...
Irina V. Sabennikova
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Volunteering Among Adults Aged 50+ and their Motivations for Volunteering: The Case of Europe
Journal of Economy Culture and Society, 2021 For older adults, volunteering has the capacity to increase social inclusion and well-being. Even though volunteering trends in this group have been studied, knowledge of their motivations for volunteering is scarce.
Ferhan Saniye Palaz
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Drafting and Implementing Volunteerism Laws and Policies [PDF]
, 2011 This guide represents an attempt to synthesize lessons learned over the last eight years in order to promote best practices and analyze obstacles and impediments that continue to block the development of volunteerism law and ...
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FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Bioscience students were asked for their opinions on the value and teaching of skills. 204 responded that teamwork, time management and study skills are necessary to reach University, that scientific writing, research, laboratory and presentation skills are taught effectively during their studies, while other skills are gained inherently through study ...
Janella Borrell, Susan Crennell
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Research in Hospitality Management, 2023 This study investigates the multifaceted realm of volunteer engagement in orphanages and residential care facilities for children, as places of hospitality towards volunteers, in low- and middle-income countries.
Rodney Westerlaken
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Synthesis of the Gambia-un Country Team Development Forum 2003 [PDF]
, 2004 This compendium highlights the activities of the Gambia-United Nations Country Team Development Forum in sharing experiences and examinations of the complexities of the development process.
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, 2015 Despite highly specialised and capable emergency management systems, ordinary citizens are usually first on the scene in an emergency or disaster, and remain long after official services have ceased.
J. Whittaker, B. Mclennan, J. Handmer
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