Exploring the motivations and outcomes of long-term international sport-for-development volunteering for American Millennials

Smith, NL; Cohen, A; Pickett, AC

Exploring the motivations and outcomes of long-term international sport-for-development volunteering for American Millennials

Smith, NL Cohen, A

Pickett, AC

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Citation:: Journal of Sport and Tourism, 2014, 19 (3-4), pp. 299 - 316
Issue Date:: 2014-10-02

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dc.contributor.author	Smith, NL	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cohen, A https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2149-0654	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Pickett, AC	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014-10-02	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Sport and Tourism, 2014, 19 (3-4), pp. 299 - 316	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1477-5085	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/122868
dc.description.abstract	© 2016 Taylor & Francis. Volunteer tourism is the fastest growing segment of the alternative tourism market and often a key feature of sport-for-development organizational models. The growing commercialization of this alternative tourism threatens efforts to build a sustainable model of long-term positive outcomes for both the host community and guest volunteers. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the motivations and impacts that a long-term international experience with a sport-for-development initiative had on volunteers from the United States. The authors spent five weeks in Granada and conducted semi-structured interviews with key personnel including out-going yearlong volunteer interns, incoming yearlong volunteer interns, and local Nicaraguan full-time staff. Guided by the volunteer motivational literature, data analysis illustrated three key findings. The most prominent theme involved the motivation of going abroad to gain a cultural experience, in particular to increase global understanding and provide social gains. In addition, our results illustrate the motivations of one's career and professional goals, and the ability to give back to a foreign culture through the use of sport. This demonstrates the potential for sport-for-development organizations to successfully incorporate volunteer tourism into a sustainable model based on specific volunteer recruitment and structure of their experiences.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Sport and Tourism	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/14775085.2016.1143865	en_US
dc.title	Exploring the motivations and outcomes of long-term international sport-for-development volunteering for American Millennials	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	3-4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	19	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
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© 2016 Taylor & Francis. Volunteer tourism is the fastest growing segment of the alternative tourism market and often a key feature of sport-for-development organizational models. The growing commercialization of this alternative tourism threatens efforts to build a sustainable model of long-term positive outcomes for both the host community and guest volunteers. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the motivations and impacts that a long-term international experience with a sport-for-development initiative had on volunteers from the United States. The authors spent five weeks in Granada and conducted semi-structured interviews with key personnel including out-going yearlong volunteer interns, incoming yearlong volunteer interns, and local Nicaraguan full-time staff. Guided by the volunteer motivational literature, data analysis illustrated three key findings. The most prominent theme involved the motivation of going abroad to gain a cultural experience, in particular to increase global understanding and provide social gains. In addition, our results illustrate the motivations of one's career and professional goals, and the ability to give back to a foreign culture through the use of sport. This demonstrates the potential for sport-for-development organizations to successfully incorporate volunteer tourism into a sustainable model based on specific volunteer recruitment and structure of their experiences.

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