Exploring Volunteers' Understanding of Harm in International Volunteering Projects: A Mental Models Approach

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dc.contributor.advisorDraper, Dianne
dc.contributor.authorLadosz, Monika
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-20T14:44:08Z
dc.date.embargolift2016-02-22T07:00:00Z
dc.date.issued2015-10-20
dc.date.submitted2015en
dc.description.abstractDespite the growing numbers of volunteer tourists each year, volunteers’ understandings of harm while participating in international volunteering projects have received little attention. I conducted a qualitative study using a mental models approach to explore how volunteers based out of Calgary understand harm before going abroad and after returning from international volunteer trips. I explore how emotions work in these particular spaces and how they impact volunteers’ overall experiences. Gaps in volunteers’ understanding of harm pre- and post-travel were identified and analyzed. Findings suggest that volunteers’ pre-travel understanding of harm was associated with physical harm, however, volunteers’ understanding of harm post-travel tended to be associated with emotional harm. Understanding emotions in volunteer tourism spaces will aid sending organizations in mediating the relationships within and between volunteers in order to understand how harm may be reduced by training, support and outreach programs.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLadosz, M. (2015). Exploring Volunteers' Understanding of Harm in International Volunteering Projects: A Mental Models Approach (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26127en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26127
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2622
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectGeography
dc.subject.classificationVolunteer Tourismen_US
dc.subject.classificationEmotional Geographyen_US
dc.titleExploring Volunteers' Understanding of Harm in International Volunteering Projects: A Mental Models Approach
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineGeography
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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