What motivates people to do volunteer work?

WHAT MOTIVATES PEOPLE TO DO VOLUNTEER WORK
RESEARCH REPORT



STUDENT NAME: Ntombenhle Zuma
STUDENT NUMBER: 64094022
COURSE NAME: Research Report
COURSE CODE: HRPYC81
UNIQUE CODE : 638953
DEPARTMENT: Department of Psychology




SUPERVISOR: Dr Nikki Themistocleous


DATE OF SUBMISSION: 04 October 2021




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,Table of Contents
what motivates people to do volunteer work...............................................................................4

ABSTRACT....................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................5

The functional approach to volunteerism.................................................................6

Religiosity as volunteer motivator.............................................................................8

RESEARCH RATIONALE..........................................................................................................8

THE AIM OF THE RESEARCH.................................................................................................9

Research design.........................................................................................................10

The differences between quantitative and qualitative research...........................11

Participants.................................................................................................................11

Interview questions on what motivates you to do voluntary work.......................12

The interviews............................................................................................................14

Data analysis..............................................................................................................14

Transcribing the data.................................................................................................14

What is Thematic analysis........................................................................................15

Advantages of Thematic Analysis............................................................................15

Doing Thematic analysis step-by-step....................................................................17

Trustworthiness (Reliability and Validity)...............................................................19

Ethical considerations..................................................................................................................20

The right of informed consent..................................................................................21

Confidentiality............................................................................................................21

Harm and risk.............................................................................................................21

Voluntary participation..............................................................................................22

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, RESULTS:....................................................................................................................................22

Discussion of themes................................................................................................22

Conclusions...................................................................................................................................25

REFERENCES.............................................................................................................................25




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