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Attendance and retention of older adults in school-based volunteer activities
— the role of school climate | | Author(s) | Christine M Ramsey, Jeanine M Parisi, George W Rebok |
| Journal title | Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, vol 14, no 1, January-March 2016 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, January-March 2016 |
| Pages | pp 27-42 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Voluntary work [elderly] ; Voluntary workers ; Attitude ; Schools ; Physical environment. |
| Annotation | This study examined the relationship between school climate (e.g. safety, resources, learning environment) and average weekly attendance (hours/week) and retention (total weeks volunteered) of older adults in school-based volunteer roles within the Baltimore Experience Corps Trial. The sample included 298 older adults, most of whom were aged 67 and above, female and African American. The study assessed eight dimensions of school climate rated by school staff and students in grades 3-5 from 25 elementary and elementary/middle schools as predictors of older adult attendance and retention using linear mixed-effects and Cox regression models, respectively. Volunteers in schools with worse staff ratings of school safety were more likely to discontinue volunteering than volunteers in schools with better self-reported safety ratings. Similar trends were observed for resources (e.g. programmes for students with learning disabilities, school supplies, learning environment and overall satisfaction). Student ratings of school climate did not predict volunteer attendance or retention. These results suggest that positive school climate can contribute to retention of volunteers and should be considered an important component of volunteer programme development. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160617221 A |
| Classmark | GHH: QV: DP: V3: R |
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