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1. To Make Their Journey Better: Research-Focused Aspirations for Preparing Adult Volunteers for Facilitating Positive Youth Development

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Open Access
Author:
Kirby, Joshua Aaron
Title:
To Make Their Journey Better: Research-Focused Aspirations for Preparing Adult Volunteers for Facilitating Positive Youth Development
Graduate Program:
Instructional Systems
Keywords:
mentorship
out-of-school learning
instructional systems
nontraditional dissertation
qualitative research
SPN
scholarly personal narrative
training design
facilitation
adolescents
Scouting
programs
youth
nonformal learning
Boy Scouts of America
BSA
Venturing
training
volunteer
PYD
Positive Youth Development
mentor
crew advisor
teenage
nonparental adult
congruence
instructional design congruence
curricular design congruence
curricular congruence
basic interpretive qualitative research study
developmental assets
Venturer
File:
Download Joshua_Kirby-Penn_State-Final_Dissertation-040610.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher M. Hoadley, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher M. Hoadley, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Priya Sharma, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George Richard Vahoviak, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

3. Why Didn't They Stay? The Experience of Long-term Animal Shelter Volunteers Who Don't Return

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Open Access
Author:
Conn, Kris
Title:
Why Didn't They Stay? The Experience of Long-term Animal Shelter Volunteers Who Don't Return
Graduate Program:
Workforce Education and Development (PHD)
Keywords:
animal shelter
volunteer
Human Resources Management
qualitative
phenomenology
volunteer retention
volunteer motivation
File:
Download Conn-Why_Didnt_They_Stay_.pdf
Committee Members:
Craig Campbell, Outside Field Member
Kevin Curry, Outside Unit Member
Cynthia Pellock, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Joey Fleck, Major Field Member
Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies