Factors affecting volunteering among older rural and city dwelling adults in Australia (2007)
Warburton, J. R., Stirling, C.
In the absence of large scale Australian studies of volunteering among older adults, this study compared the relevance of two theoretical approaches-social capital theory and sociostructural...
Older Indigenous Australians: Their integral role in community and culture (2007)
This review explores the social and cultural roles played by older Indigenous Australians within their communities. In the absence of a body of conventional academic literature on this topic, we used...
Redefining volunteering for the global context: A measurement matrix for researchers (2007)
Petriwskyj, A., Warburton, J. R.
Many definitions of volunteering are used in research, creating confusion for readers and researchers alike. Further, many of these definitions are narrow and result in exclusion of a range of...
Doing it from your heart: The role of older women as informal volunteers (2006)
Warburton, J. R., McLaughlin, D. P.
This paper explores the contributions made by older women to the Community as informal volunteers. It argues that ageing policy is not gender neutral and tends to ignore the contributions made by...
Older Volunteers Participating in a University Research Registry: Helping Others My Age (2004)
This paper discusses a study that examined why older people volunteer for a research registry based at the University of Queensland, Australia. A mailed questionnaire was utilized to explore a list...
A nice thing to do but is it critical for business? (2004)
Warburton, J. R., Shapiro, M. C., Buckley, A., Van Gellecum, Y. R.
Warburton, J. R., Smith, J. L.
Using governmentality as a theoretical framework, we examine two Australian policy areas where young people are disciplined into becoming good, active citizens. These policies-mutual obligation...