Review article
https://doi.org/10.21857/moxpjhw57m
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMUNICATION OF VOLUNTEERS IN REAL AND DIGITAL INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
VIOLETA VIDAČEK HAINŠ
; Fakultet organizacije i informatike, Varaždin
Abstract
The importance of corporate social responsibility is a challenge in both in
local and international environments. The article presents networking examples
of students and volunteers who participated in international McNair Scholars Exchange
Program from the USA and students from Varaždin, Croatia. The goals of
international collaboration between students from Varaždin, Chicago, Orlando
and Pittsburgh are the development of professional and social competences for
communication in an international environment and the raising of awareness for
the individual needs of social disadvantaged groups though volunteering projects.
This collaboration program includes elements of service learning and volunteering,
intercultural learning and scientific professional components. Students
are networking in international research teams and preparing projects linked to socially disadvantaged groups/students with disabilities, socially/economically
disadvantaged backgrounds and the national minority in the process of higher
education. Students communicate with direct use of digital technology. The quality
evaluation includes quantitative and quality measurement and provides positive
feedback. Acquiring knowledge and competences could raise the students’
level of competitiveness in future employment.
Keywords
Volunteering; service learning; international collaboration; social disadvantage groups; digital technology.
Hrčak ID:
269154
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Publication date:
27.12.2021.
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