Dropouts in Volunteering and the Role of the Multidimensional Experiential Space
通过分析德国慈善、体育俱乐部、教会社区和环保组织的59个叙事访谈和10组讨论，发现志愿者根据行动领域和集体工作过程产生不同叙事，从而将志愿服务理论化为多维体验，区分了领域特定和工作特定两个维度。
This article contributes to the theory of volunteering by examining dropouts. It uses its own data material (59 narrative interviews, 10 group discussions) from charities, sports clubs, church communities, and environmental initiatives in Germany. By comparing narrative styles, it shows at least two specific ways of presenting volunteering practice. First, the (former) volunteers produce different narratives depending on their area of action. In doing so, they position themselves in specific fields of tension. Second, they report on their experiences in collective work processes: cooperation, the avoidance of alienation, and the justification of working time structure the narratives and in turn refer to tense contexts as well. Accordingly, the article theorizes volunteering as a multidimensional endeavor. It distinguishes an area-specific dimension from a work-specific dimension. Both dimensions of the experience are relevant for the dynamics of volunteering. The article recommends paying more attention to this complex, multidimensional practice in particular.