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Book SynopsisWith case studies from around the world, this accessible book explores the methodological complexities of research into voluntary action, charitable behaviour and participation in voluntary organisations.
Table of Contents1. Introduction - Eddy Hogg and Jon Dean 2. (Un)suitable methods and reflexive considerations: an interview and focus group study of youth volunteering - James Davies 3. Interpretive ethnography: a UK charity shop case study - Triona Fitton 4. Collaborative philanthropy and doing practically relevant, critical research - Angela Eikenberry and Xiaowei Song 5. Peer research: co- producing research within the context of voluntary and community action – Ellen Bennett 6. Charity advertising: visual methods, images and elicitation - Abhishek Bhati and Jon Dean 7. Using archives and objects in voluntary action research - Georgina Brewis 8. Using Mass Observation as a source of qualitative secondary data for interdisciplinary longitudinal research on voluntary action - Rose Lindsey 9. Investigating meanings and messages on volunteering through television media – Kimberly Wiley 10. Annual reporting in voluntary organisations: opportunities for content analysis research - Carolyn Cordery and Danielle McConville 11. Researching risk in the voluntary sector: the challenges and opportunities of regulatory data - Diarmuid McDonnell and Alasdair C. Rutherford 12. Exploring the benefi ts of volunteering: combining survey and administrative data in the Nordic ‘laboratory’ – Hans-Peter Y. Qvist 13. Spatial approaches to the voluntary sector – James Bowles 14. Restudies, surveys and what counts as volunteering - Jon Dean and Diarmuid Verrier 15. Conclusion - Jon Dean and Eddy Hogg
