Abstract

Voluntary work with local communities has been advocated as beneficial for geography students, higher education institutions and the public. In England, the Higher Education Active Community Fund (HEACF) has recently been established by the Government to encourage staff and students in higher education to undertake voluntary work in local communities. This paper reports on the use of HEACF funding to develop voluntary work projects for geography students at the University of Plymouth. It examines the student experience of voluntary working and concludes that it helps students to develop as both geographers and active citizens in their local communities.

DOI

10.1080/03098260500290918

Publication Date

2005-01-01

Publication Title

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volume

29

Issue

3

ISSN

0309-8265

Organisational Unit

University of Plymouth

First Page

355

Last Page

368

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