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Survey of Voluntary Recreation Workers in New South Wales
Author(s) -
Avery G. C.,
Bergsteiner H.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australian journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1839-4655
pISSN - 0157-6321
DOI - 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1979.tb00669.x
Subject(s) - recreation , subsidy , government (linguistics) , work (physics) , turnover , project commissioning , local government , training (meteorology) , public relations , business , publishing , public administration , management , political science , geography , engineering , economics , law , mechanical engineering , philosophy , linguistics , meteorology
Two surveys were conducted of volunteers working for recreation organizations in four New South Wales regions. The results highlight the dependence of these organizations on volunteers. Volunteers were found to be heavily engaged in instructing and organizing recreation activities. Few have any specific training for the role although further training is frequently considered desirable by respondents. Many respondents indicated that the government could assist voluntary work by providing— • training at the local level, • general financial assistance, and • subsidies for equipment and facilities. Generally, responses indicate that the government should play a supportive rather than controlling role in recreation.