Amber Zapletal
Biographic Data
| ID | 4970993 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amber Zapletal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amber |
| FAMILY NAME | Zapletal |
| SIGNATURE | ZAPLETAL A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Trent University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Rural insights into the contested spaces of older voluntarism
On the prospect and precarity of rural older voluntarism
Volunteers are essential to supporting vulnerable older people in underserviced communities. Evidence is emerging, however, of the growing precarity of volunteering in small towns and rural places where most volunteers are older residents themselves. To advance knowledge on this phenomenon of ‘rural older voluntarism’, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, this article presents a case study of three volunteer-based programs in rur…
On the triple exclusion of older adults during Covid-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the relationship between older adults and digital technology became complicated. Prior to the pandemic, some older adults may have faced a double exclusion due to a lack of digital literacy and social interaction, and the pandemic-imposed transition to nearly all aspects of life being online magnified the requirement for people to be increasingly digitally literate. This paper presents an exploratory analysis to unde…
On the prospect and precarity of rural older voluntarism
Volunteers are essential to supporting vulnerable older people in underserviced communities. Evidence is emerging, however, of the growing precarity of volunteering in small towns and rural places where most volunteers are older residents themselves. To advance knowledge on this phenomenon of ‘rural older voluntarism’, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, this article presents a case study of three volunteer-based programs in rur…
On the triple exclusion of older adults during Covid-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the relationship between older adults and digital technology became complicated. Prior to the pandemic, some older adults may have faced a double exclusion due to a lack of digital literacy and social interaction, and the pandemic-imposed transition to nearly all aspects of life being online magnified the requirement for people to be increasingly digitally literate. This paper presents an exploratory analysis to unde…
On the prospect and precarity of rural older voluntarism
Volunteers are essential to supporting vulnerable older people in underserviced communities. Evidence is emerging, however, of the growing precarity of volunteering in small towns and rural places where most volunteers are older residents themselves. To advance knowledge on this phenomenon of ‘rural older voluntarism’, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, this article presents a case study of three volunteer-based programs in rur…
Rural insights into the contested spaces of older voluntarism
Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies (2 works) · Pandemic (2 works) · Precarity (2 works) · Rural area (2 works) · Rural development and sustainability (2 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Context (archaeology) (1 work) · Digital Literacy (1 work) · Exploratory research (1 work)