Volunteer tourism is one of the growth areas in contemporary tourism, where tourists for various reasons seek alternative goodwill experiences and activities.  An emerging segment of this is Research Volunteer Tourism. 
This book focuses on the experiences of research volunteer tourists to explore whether perceptions of what constitutes the concept of volunteering is the same as the organization, and whether they perceive themselves in a volunteering role.  It provides perspectives across different aspects of the experience, examining issues such as payment for experience and what this contributes to.
This timely book will be of interest to tourism students and academics internationally.