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Executive Summary
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - What is "volunteering"? The views of young people
Chapter 3 - Do young people volunteer?
Chapter 4 - What factors influence young people to volunteer?
Chapter 5 - What factors discourage young people from volunteering?
Chapter 6 - What kind of volunteer activities do young people undertake?
Chapter 7 - In what ways do young people benefit from volunteering?
Chapter 8 - Young people and volunteering: views from another perspective
Chapter 9 - The key messages of this study
Bibliography
Appendix 1 - Table of Contents
Appendix 1 - List of Tables
Appendix 1 - Executive Summary
Appendix 1 - Introduction
Appendix 1 - Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth
Appendix 1 - Participation in Volunteer Work
Appendix 1 - The Analyses
Appendix 1 - The Model
Appendix 1 - Characteristics of Young People
Appendix 1 - Participation of Volunteer Work by Age 20
Appendix 1 - Frequency of Volunteer Work at Age 20
Appendix 1 - Frequency of Volunteer Work at Age 20 (All Else Equal)
Appendix 1 - Participation in Volunteer Work at Age 21
Appendix 1 - Frequency of Volunteer Work at Age 21
Appendix 1 - Frequency of Volunteer Work at Age 21 (All Else Equal)
Appendix 1 - Conclusions & References
Appendix 1 - Supplementary tables
Appendix 1 - Notes to Tables
Appendix 2: Volunteering and TAFE students
Appendix 3: Schedule – discussion groups
Appendix 4: Schedule, interviews
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Passions, People and Appreciation: Making Volunteering Work for Young People
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