WHAT MOTIVATES
PEOPLE TO DO
VULUNTARY
WORK?
H R P Y C 8 1 – P O R T F O L I O ( 6 3 8 9 5 3 )
BY: DYLAN BEEBY
STUDENT NUMBER: 63117169 | DAT E: 23 SEPTEMBER 2021
, Portfolio 42
PLAGIARISM DECLARATION
1. I know that plagiarism is wrong. Plagiarism is using another’s work and pretending that
it is one’s own work.
2. I have used the American Psychological Association (APA) technique as the convention
for citation and referencing. Each significant contribution to, and quotation in, this
assignment from the work, or works of other people has been attributed and has been
cited and referenced.
3. This assignment is my own work.
4. I have not allowed, and will not allow anyone to copy my work with the intention of
passing it off as his or her own work.
5. I acknowledge that copying someone else’s assignment or part thereof is wrong, and
declare that this assignment is my own work.
Name:
Signature:
Date: 27/08/2021
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
1. ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4
2. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5
3. LITERATURE REVIEW…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6
4. RESEARCH RATIONAL……………………………………………………………………………………………. 12
5. RESEARCH AIM………………………………………………………………………………………………………13
6. METHODOLOGY…………………………………………………………………………………………………….14
6.1 Research Design ………………………………………………………………………………………….14
6.2 Participants………………………………………………………………………………………………… 16
6.3 The Interviews …………………………………………………………………………………………….18
6.3.1 Audio recordings…………………………………………………………………………………… 18
6.3.2 Transcribing………………………………………………………………………………………….. 18
6.4 Data Analysis………………………………………………………………………………………………. 19
6.5 Trustworthiness………………………………………………………………………………………….. 22
6.6 Ethical Considerations………………………………………………………………………………….24
7. RESULTS…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………25
8. CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 28
BIBLIOGRAPHY………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 30
APPENDIX A…….………………………………………………………………………………………………….....33
APPENDIX B…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….34
APPENDIX C…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….35
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1. ABSTRACT
This research report is motivated by gaining a better understanding and insight into the
experience of volunteering and openly giving one’s time and abilities in an effort to do
something charitable, and to comprehend what a humanitarian endeavour entails. The
research is based on a subjective interpretive approach.
Three volunteers were chosen for interviews, they agreed on using social media and Skype to
communicate and answer some questions. We examine pieces of information on the low and
high goals of volunteer labour in this study which is based on past academic examination of
voluntary workers and the fact that they think they have done something desirable for a
change. These volunteers are people who, at some point in their lives, felt useless and believed
they couldn't do anything correctly. They thought that through assisting others and feeling
relieved, they were able to find a cause to keep going. Others volunteered for the educational
advantages of hands-on experience. Some people believed that volunteering was a means for
God to send them to aid others. The unifying thread was that all of the volunteers were
motivated by strong sentiments to assist their communities, but they also felt a sense of self
and personal achievement in doing so. Individual compensations were obtained through the
formation of friendships, the provision of assistance to people in need, and the development of
mutual support among individual volunteers.
The discussion of the factors that motivate people to volunteer is at the heart of the study. We
discuss the many influences on volunteer decisions and how they affect volunteering. We
provide the main findings of a comprehensive intentional study of the literature, with a focus
on tests that include causal inference.
The findings not only provide insight into the satisfaction of volunteer goals, but also into the
challenges that volunteers face in their efforts to enhance the quality of life in disadvantaged
areas. They also encourage people to engage in charity efforts since what may look small to the
planned volunteer may be vital to others who are less fortunate
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PEOPLE TO DO
VULUNTARY
WORK?
H R P Y C 8 1 – P O R T F O L I O ( 6 3 8 9 5 3 )
BY: DYLAN BEEBY
STUDENT NUMBER: 63117169 | DAT E: 23 SEPTEMBER 2021
, Portfolio 42
PLAGIARISM DECLARATION
1. I know that plagiarism is wrong. Plagiarism is using another’s work and pretending that
it is one’s own work.
2. I have used the American Psychological Association (APA) technique as the convention
for citation and referencing. Each significant contribution to, and quotation in, this
assignment from the work, or works of other people has been attributed and has been
cited and referenced.
3. This assignment is my own work.
4. I have not allowed, and will not allow anyone to copy my work with the intention of
passing it off as his or her own work.
5. I acknowledge that copying someone else’s assignment or part thereof is wrong, and
declare that this assignment is my own work.
Name:
Signature:
Date: 27/08/2021
Page 2 of 35
, Portfolio 42
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
1. ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4
2. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5
3. LITERATURE REVIEW…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6
4. RESEARCH RATIONAL……………………………………………………………………………………………. 12
5. RESEARCH AIM………………………………………………………………………………………………………13
6. METHODOLOGY…………………………………………………………………………………………………….14
6.1 Research Design ………………………………………………………………………………………….14
6.2 Participants………………………………………………………………………………………………… 16
6.3 The Interviews …………………………………………………………………………………………….18
6.3.1 Audio recordings…………………………………………………………………………………… 18
6.3.2 Transcribing………………………………………………………………………………………….. 18
6.4 Data Analysis………………………………………………………………………………………………. 19
6.5 Trustworthiness………………………………………………………………………………………….. 22
6.6 Ethical Considerations………………………………………………………………………………….24
7. RESULTS…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………25
8. CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 28
BIBLIOGRAPHY………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 30
APPENDIX A…….………………………………………………………………………………………………….....33
APPENDIX B…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….34
APPENDIX C…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….35
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1. ABSTRACT
This research report is motivated by gaining a better understanding and insight into the
experience of volunteering and openly giving one’s time and abilities in an effort to do
something charitable, and to comprehend what a humanitarian endeavour entails. The
research is based on a subjective interpretive approach.
Three volunteers were chosen for interviews, they agreed on using social media and Skype to
communicate and answer some questions. We examine pieces of information on the low and
high goals of volunteer labour in this study which is based on past academic examination of
voluntary workers and the fact that they think they have done something desirable for a
change. These volunteers are people who, at some point in their lives, felt useless and believed
they couldn't do anything correctly. They thought that through assisting others and feeling
relieved, they were able to find a cause to keep going. Others volunteered for the educational
advantages of hands-on experience. Some people believed that volunteering was a means for
God to send them to aid others. The unifying thread was that all of the volunteers were
motivated by strong sentiments to assist their communities, but they also felt a sense of self
and personal achievement in doing so. Individual compensations were obtained through the
formation of friendships, the provision of assistance to people in need, and the development of
mutual support among individual volunteers.
The discussion of the factors that motivate people to volunteer is at the heart of the study. We
discuss the many influences on volunteer decisions and how they affect volunteering. We
provide the main findings of a comprehensive intentional study of the literature, with a focus
on tests that include causal inference.
The findings not only provide insight into the satisfaction of volunteer goals, but also into the
challenges that volunteers face in their efforts to enhance the quality of life in disadvantaged
areas. They also encourage people to engage in charity efforts since what may look small to the
planned volunteer may be vital to others who are less fortunate
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