INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERING AS A RESOURCE OF RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES
Abstract
The article highlights the role of international volunteering in the development of universities, examines the social capital of international volunteers from Russian universities. Due to the analysis of the survey among the students of the leading Russian universities (N=930; 2015) we have found the significant factors and distinctive features of the Russian students experienced in international volunteering. The evaluation of cultural, social, economic resources is provided.
Keywords
волонтёрство,
студенческое добровольчество,
интернационализация высшего образования,
международное волонтёрство,
волонтерский туризм,
добровольческая деятельность,
social survey of students,
volunteering,
student volunteering,
internationalization ofhigher education,
international volunteering,
students' volunteering tourism,
activities of young volunteers
About the Authors
Maria V. Pevnaya
Ural Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anastasiya N. Kalinina
Ural Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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