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"Researching Volunteering in England:
The Institute for Volunteering Research"
by Steven Howlett
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Until recently there was no agency within the UK focusing specifically
on volunteering research and its connection to policy and practice. Volunteering
sometimes appeared on the curricula of the various organisational-focused
voluntary sector courses. But it was very much a minority subject and
minimal attempt was made to relate what little academic study there was
to the practical needs of policy makers and practitioners.
The Institute for Volunteering Established to Fill the Research Gap
It was thus most timely that in 1997 The Institute for Volunteering Research
was established to fill this gap. The Institute was created by Dr. Justin
Davis Smith, who was then Director of Research at the National Centre
for Volunteering. Much good research had already been done by the National
Centre, but it was felt that a separate agency was required to extend
the range of knowledge about volunteering and to integrate practically
focused research with academic insights.
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