Beyond CV building: the communal benefits of student volunteering

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Pauline Anderson School of Law, Social Sciences and Communications, University of Wolverhampton, UK

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© The Policy Press 2012
Online Publication Date:
01 Jul 2012
Pages:
247–256
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Policy Press
Volume/Issue:
Volume 3: Issue 2
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1332/204080512X649388
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Over the last decade, volunteering has assumed a higher profile within universities in the United Kingdom. Policy agendas have stressed the need to strengthen the vocational relevance of the curriculum and as a consequence universities have used volunteering as one way of enhancing student employability. In this article, we outline concerns about the emergence of the ‘Job Shop’ model of volunteering and use a case study of an alternative model, ‘Volunteering in the Curriculum’, to consider the benefits that a more critically engaged student volunteering brings for students, the voluntary sector and the wider community.

Pauline Anderson School of Law, Social Sciences and Communications, University of Wolverhampton, UK

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