International Journal of Research Studies in Education
CollabWritive Special Issue
Volume 13 Issue 3
Available Online: 2 March 2024
Author/s:
Peng, Kun
Graduate School, Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas, Philippines
Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to determine the volunteering attributes and volunteering motivations of Chinese college students, so as to make suggestions for strengthening school welfare programs. Specifically, it attempts to profile respondents in terms of gender, age, profession, and frequency of volunteering. The intrinsic attributes and motivations of volunteer service were determined from intrinsic attributes, decision-making attributes, attitude attributes, interest in others, and personal preferences. This paper examines the respondents’ responses to the differences between the attributes of volunteer service and the motivation of volunteer service, explores the relationship between the attributes of volunteer service and the motivation of volunteer service, and finally puts forward suggestions to improve the campus happiness of Chinese college students based on the attributes and motivation of volunteer service. Using descriptive method, 400 students from more than 10,000 students in Yichun Preschool Teachers College were selected as the investigation objects. The results show that the respondents are mainly female, aged between 18 and 20 years old, and most of them major in primary education and preschool education. The frequency of participating in voluntary activities is mainly not participating at all and at least once a year. The results of the questionnaire on volunteer service attributes and motivation of Chinese college students show that there are significant differences according to all file variables. There were significant differences in the results of the questionnaire on voluntary intrinsic attributes, decision attributes, attitude attributes, interest in others and personal preferences. The number of college students participating in volunteering is not related to gender difference but has a significant relationship with the intrinsic attributes and motivation of volunteering, especially the intrinsic attributes, decision-making attributes and attitude attributes of Chinese college students. There is a significant relationship with Chinese college students’ interest in others and personal preference.
Keywords: volunteering attributes, volunteering motivations
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2024.24646
Cite this article:
Peng, K. (2024). Volunteering attributes and motivation among Chinese university student. International Journal of Research Studies in Education, 13(3), 173-180. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2024.24646