Seniors as Volunteers at the Kingston Region - Seniors Association

摘要: ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iii TABLE OF CON TENTS iv LIST FIGURES vi TABLES vii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1 Investigating Seniors as Volunteers 2 Contributions of the Study 3 Research Questions 4 Overview 2: SENIORS AS VOLUNTEERS 7 Volunteering 8 among 9 Why Volunteer 11 Recruitment Strategies 13 Characteristics/Factors Affecting Involvement 14 What Senior Do 15 and Health Benefits (Well-being) 17 3: PLACE, HEALTH AND THERAPEUTIC LANDSCAPES 21 Space/Landscape Place 22 Sense 24 26 Therapeutic Landscapes 27 Networks 29 4: METHODOLOGY 31 Association – Kingston Region 32 Wider Project 33 Methods 37 Limitations 39 5: RESULTS FROM THE CANADA SURVEY GIVING, VOLUNTEERING PARTICIPATING (CSGVP) 41