Estes Michelle L, Sittner Kelley J, Hill Kyle X, Gonzalez Miigis B, Handeland Tina
assistant professor in the Department of Sociology & Political Science at Tennessee Tech University.
associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Oklahoma State University.
J Community Engagem Scholarsh. 2023;15(2). doi: 10.54656/jces.v15i2.456. Epub 2023 Feb 27.
"Volunteer participation" refers to free engagement in activities that benefit someone or something else. Volunteering can produce many benefits for individuals and communities. However, current research examining volunteer participation often excludes diverse viewpoints on what constitutes volunteering, particularly the perspectives of North American Indigenous youth. This oversight may result from researchers' conceptualization and measurement of volunteering from a Western perspective. Utilizing data from the Healing Pathways (HP) project, a longitudinal, community-based participatory study in partnership with eight Indigenous communities in the United States and Canada, we provide a detailed description of volunteer participation and community and cultural engagement. Overall, we employ a community cultural wealth lens to emphasize the various strengths and sources of resilience that these communities possess. At the same time, we encourage scholars and the wider society to broaden their views of volunteering, community involvement, and giving back.
“志愿者参与”是指自愿参与对他人或其他事物有益的活动。志愿服务可以为个人和社区带来诸多益处。然而，当前关于志愿者参与的研究往往排除了对志愿服务构成要素的不同观点，尤其是北美原住民青年的观点。这种忽视可能源于研究人员从西方视角对志愿服务的概念化和衡量。利用“康复之路”（HP）项目的数据，这是一项与美国和加拿大的八个原住民社区合作开展的纵向、基于社区的参与性研究，我们详细描述了志愿者参与以及社区和文化参与情况。总体而言，我们运用社区文化财富视角来强调这些社区所拥有的各种优势和复原力来源。同时，我们鼓励学者和更广泛的社会拓宽他们对志愿服务、社区参与和回馈的看法。
