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FOR A CULTURE OF VOLUNTEERISM – A SOLUTION TO INDIFFERENCE
FOR A CULTURE OF VOLUNTEERISM – A SOLUTION TO INDIFFERENCE

Author(s): Simona Eftimie
Subject(s): Adult Education, Social development, Family and social welfare, Sociology of Education
Published by: Editura Universitatii Petrol-Gaze din Ploiesti
Keywords: volunteer; volunteer activities; education; culture;

Summary/Abstract: Contemporary Romanian society – and its education – is in a crisis. School itself is in a crisis: teachers are overwhelmed, parents are more demanding, and pupils are confusing. And sometimes find the solution of alternative education: they ask for help and pay for services in education (in service teachers or teachers from institutions specialised in education). So, a solution both for teachers, parents and pupils could be volunteer activities. Students’ volunteerism (students in training to be teachers) in social care institutions and in schools could be a win / win solution (school win help for its pressing duties and in dealing with dynamic changes; students win abilities for working with children, for dealing with specific documents and schools activities, and their theoretical knowledge become value).