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Publications
Publications

The Centre's publications (i.e., research reports and presentations) are provided below by year of publication. Studies are available in PDF format, and require Adobe Reader to view.

 

2008

Ethnicity, Immigration, and Health in Canada. By K. Kobayashi, S. Prus, Z. Lin

Healthy Aging in a Population Perspective By S. Prus

 

2007

Secular mobilization? The evolving effects of religion on Canadian civic engagement, 1982-2001. By Nick Scott

The Social Dynamics of Canadian Protest Participation. By Nick Scott

 

2006

Nonprofit Sector Knowledge Base Project: Studies and Reports. By Paul Reed.

Patterns of Volunteering, Giving, and Participating  Among Occupational Groups in Canada. By Kevin Selbee and Paul Reed. (abridged version)

Patterns of Volunteering, Giving, and Participating Among Occupational Groups in Canada. By Kevin Selbee and Paul Reed. (unabridged version)

Voluntary Sector Research in Canada Since the Mid-1970s and Mid-1990s. By Warren Dow.

Voluntary Sector Research in Canada Since the Mid-1970s and Mid-1990s. By Warren Dow. (appendices)

Gender Differences in Health. By Margaret Denton, Steven Prus, and Vivienne Walters.  

 

2005

Making Connections: Social and Civic Engagement among Canadian Immigrants. By Katherine Scott, Kevin Selbee, and Paul Reed (published by the CCSD).

 

2004

An Information Sourcebook for Community Organizations on Volunteering and Donating in Atlantic Canada. By Warren Dow, Paul Reed, and Kevin Selbee.

Strategic Information for Community Organizations on Volunteering and Donating in Atlantic Canada. By Warren Dow, Paul Reed, and Kevin Selbee.

Renseignements stratégiques sur le don et le bénévolat dans les provinces de l’Atlantique à l’intention des organismes communautaires. Préparé par Warren Dow, Paul Reed et Kevin Selbee.

An Information Sourcebook for Community Organizations on Volunteering and Donating in British Columbia. By Warren Dow, Paul Reed, and Kevin Selbee.

Strategic Information for Community Organizations on Volunteering and Donating in British Columbia. By Warren Dow, Paul Reed, and Kevin Selbee.

Renseignements stratégiques sur le don et le bénévolat en Colombie-Britannique à l’intention des organismes communautaires. Préparé par Warren Dow, Paul Reed et Kevin Selbee.

An Information Sourcebook for Community Organizations on Volunteering and Donating in Ontario. By Warren Dow, Paul Reed, and Kevin Selbee.

Strategic Information for Community Organizations on Volunteering and Donating in Ontario. By Warren Dow, Paul Reed, and Kevin Selbee

Renseignements stratégiques sur le don et le bénévolat en Ontario à l’intention des organismes communautaires. Préparé par Warren Dow, Paul Reed et Kevin Selbee.

An Information Sourcebook for Community Organizations on Volunteering and Donating in the Prairies. By Warren Dow, Paul Reed, and Kevin Selbee.

Strategic Information for Community Organizations on Volunteering and Donating in the Prairies. By Warren Dow, Paul Reed, and Kevin Selbee

Renseignements stratégiques sur le don et le bénévolat dans les provinces des Prairies à l’intention des organismes communautaires. Préparé par Warren Dow, Paul Reed et Kevin Selbee.

An Information Sourcebook for Community Organizations on Volunteering and Donating in Québec. By Warren Dow, Paul Reed, and Kevin Selbee.

Strategic Information for Community Organizations on Volunteering and Donating in Québec. By Warren Dow, Paul Reed, and Kevin Selbee

Renseignements stratégiques sur le don et le bénévolat au Québec à l’intention des organismes communautaires. Préparé par Warren Dow, Paul Reed et Kevin Selbee.

Examining the Healthy Immigrant Effect in Mid- To Later Life. By Ellen Gee, Karen Kobayashi, and Steven Prus.

Volunteering in Canada: Application of the Social Resources Model to the Likelihood of Being a Volunteer, and to the Determination of Volunteer Effort. By Kevin Selbee.

Life-course Perspective on the Relationship between Socio-economic Status and Health. By Steven Prus.

 

2003

Developing and Using Social Embeddedness as an Explanatory Variable. By Paul Reed and Kevin Selbee.

Gender Differences in the Influence of Economic, Lifestyle, and Psychosocial factors on Later-life Health. By Steven Prus and Ellen Gee.

The Impact of Tax Incentives on Charitable Giving: A Social Analysis. By Paul Reed

The Other Side of the Coin: Who Are the People Who Neither Volunteer Nor Make Charitable Donations? By Paul Reed and Kevin Selbee.

The Social Logic of Contributory Behaviour: Subcultures and Styles of Volunteering. By Rachel Laforest and Paul Reed.

 

2002

A Review of the 1997 and 2000 National Surveys of Giving, Volunteering, and Participating. By Paul Reed and Kevin Selbee.

Early Life Experiences and Other Factors in the Social Dynamics of Civic Behaviour: Findings from a Series of National Studies in Canada. By Paul Reed and Kevin Selbee.

Is There a Distinctive Pattern of Values Associated with Giving and Volunteering?: The Canadian Case. By Paul Reed and Kevin Selbee.

Metropoles and Peripheries: The Evolution of City-Regions in Contemporary Canada. By Paul Reed.

Volunteers Are Not All the Same: Heterogeneity in the Voluntary Sector. By Paul Reed and Kevin Selbee.

 

2001

Interpreting the Signals: Change, Uncertainty, and The State of the Voluntary Sector in Canada. By Paul Reed.

Publicly Available Data Resources on the Nonprofit Sector in Canada. By Paul Reed and Valerie Howe.

Sources de données publiques sur le secteur des organismes sans but lucratif au Canada. Préparé par Paul Reed et Valerie Howe.

The Civic Core in Canada: On the Disproportionality of Charitable Giving, Volunteering, and Civic Participation. By Paul Reed and Kevin Selbee.

The Influence of Class, Status, and Social Capital on the Probability of Volunteering. By Kevin Selbee.

 

2000

Developing Civic Indicators and Community Accounting in Canada. By Paul Reed.

Distinguishing Characteristics of Active Volunteers in Canada. By Paul Reed and Kevin Selbee.

Les caractéristiques distinctives des bénévoles actifs au Canada. Préparé par Paul Reed et Kevin Selbee.

Formal and Informal Volunteering and Giving: Regional and Community Patterns in Canada. By Paul Reed and Kevin Selbee.

Bénévolat et dons encadrés et informels : Modèles régionaux et communautaires au Canada. Préparé par Paul Reed et Kevin Selbee.

Patterns of Volunteering Over the Life Cycle. By Kevin Selbee and Paul Reed.

Treatment of the Voluntary Domain in Canadian Official Statistics. By Erwin Dreessen and Paul Reed.

Volunteering in Canada in the 1990s: Change and Stasis. By Paul Reed and Kevin Selbee.

Le bénévolat au Canada dans les années 90 : Évolution et statisme. Préparé par Paul Reed et Kevin Selbee.

Voluntary Organizations in Ontario in the 1990s. By Paul Reed and Valerie Howe.

Les organismes bénévoles en Ontario au cours des années 90. Préparé par Paul Reed et Valerie Howe.

What Do We Know About the Voluntary Sector: An Overview. By Erwin Dreessen.

Que savons-nous au sujet du secteur bénévole? Préparé par Erwin Dreessen.

Why Canadians Volunteer and Make Charitable Donations (or Don’t): A Quantitative Analysis of Data on Self-Reported Reasons. By Paul Reed and Kevin Selbee.

 

1999

Defining and Classifying the Nonprofit Sector. By Paul Reed and Valerie Howe.

Définition et classification du secteur sans but lucratif. Préparé par Paul Reed et Valerie Howe.

Generosity in Canada: Trends in Personal Gifts and Charitable Donations Over Three Decades, 1969-97: A Report Summary. By Paul Reed.

 

1998

Canadians and Their Public Institutions. By Frank Graves and Paul Reed.