All Outputs (24)

Is there a subjective well-being premium in voluntary sector employment? (2014)
Journal Article
Kamerāde, D., & McKay, S. (2015). Is there a subjective well-being premium in voluntary sector employment?. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 26(6), 2733-2754. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-014-9545-z

Previous studies have found that employment in the voluntary sector offers a so-called ‘job satisfaction premium’: despite lower salaries, voluntary sector employees are more satisfied with their jobs than workers in other sectors. This paper examine... Read More about Is there a subjective well-being premium in voluntary sector employment?.

Group role-play as a method of facilitating student to student interaction and making theory relevant (2011)
Journal Article
Kamerade, D. (2011). Group role-play as a method of facilitating student to student interaction and making theory relevant. Practice and evidence of scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education, 6(2),

Large group settings, which often mean less peer to peer interaction among students, are increasingly common in many UK universities. This paper proposes group role-play as one possible teaching method in a large group of students, and aims to evalu... Read More about Group role-play as a method of facilitating student to student interaction and making theory relevant.

Part-time work and activity in voluntary associations in Great Britain (2009)
Journal Article
Kamerade, D. (2009). Part-time work and activity in voluntary associations in Great Britain. Sociological Research Online, 14(5), 2. https://doi.org/10.5153/sro.2049

This paper evaluates both the economic, or rational choice, and sociological theories to examine the effects of part-time working on employees' activity in voluntary associations. Using longitudinal data analysis of the British Household Panel Survey... Read More about Part-time work and activity in voluntary associations in Great Britain.

An untapped pool of volunteers for the Big Society? Not enough social capital? Depends on how you measure it....
Journal Article
Kamerade, D. An untapped pool of volunteers for the Big Society? Not enough social capital? Depends on how you measure it...

The key factor in determining the success of the Big Society in the UK is the availability of volunteers. How large is the pool of adults in Great Britain not already volunteering? To answer this question this paper adopts an under-utilised dynamic... Read More about An untapped pool of volunteers for the Big Society? Not enough social capital? Depends on how you measure it.....