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Factors associated with youth engagement and participation in voluntary activities in Malaysia

This paper identifies factors associated with youth engagement and participation in volunteerism. This paper is based on reviews of past studies on youth involvement in volunteering activities. In the literature review, several keywords including volunteerism, volunteering, youth, engagement and par...

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Main Authors: Abdullah Sahimi, Nur Aishah Hamizah, Suandi, Turiman, Hamzah, Siti Raba'ah, Ismail, Ismi Arif
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Published: IDOSI Publications 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58582/1/Factors%20associated%20with%20youth%20engagement%20and%20participation%20in%20voluntary%20activities%20in%20Malaysia.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.585822018-01-23T09:08:03Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58582/ Factors associated with youth engagement and participation in voluntary activities in Malaysia Abdullah Sahimi, Nur Aishah Hamizah Suandi, Turiman Hamzah, Siti Raba'ah Ismail, Ismi Arif This paper identifies factors associated with youth engagement and participation in volunteerism. This paper is based on reviews of past studies on youth involvement in volunteering activities. In the literature review, several keywords including volunteerism, volunteering, youth, engagement and participation were identified. The theory of Planned Behavior by Ajzen (1991) was used as the basis to explain youth engagement and participation in volunteerism. In the reviews, the authors found that the main factors influencing youth engagement and participation are divided into two categories, external and internal factors including motivation, lack of time, the organizers, activities or program and demographic. Future research could provide a more definitive theoretical statement of youth volunteering and develop an additional proposition which may be derived from a more refined theory. Practical recommendations were discussed to assist individuals and organizations towards increasing youth engagement and participation in volunteerism. IDOSI Publications 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58582/1/Factors%20associated%20with%20youth%20engagement%20and%20participation%20in%20voluntary%20activities%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Abdullah Sahimi, Nur Aishah Hamizah and Suandi, Turiman and Hamzah, Siti Raba'ah and Ismail, Ismi Arif (2014) Factors associated with youth engagement and participation in voluntary activities in Malaysia. Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research, 19. pp. 1-6. ISSN 1990-9233; ESSN: 1999-8147 http://www.idosi.org/mejsr/mejsr19%28icmrp%2914.htm
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description This paper identifies factors associated with youth engagement and participation in volunteerism. This paper is based on reviews of past studies on youth involvement in volunteering activities. In the literature review, several keywords including volunteerism, volunteering, youth, engagement and participation were identified. The theory of Planned Behavior by Ajzen (1991) was used as the basis to explain youth engagement and participation in volunteerism. In the reviews, the authors found that the main factors influencing youth engagement and participation are divided into two categories, external and internal factors including motivation, lack of time, the organizers, activities or program and demographic. Future research could provide a more definitive theoretical statement of youth volunteering and develop an additional proposition which may be derived from a more refined theory. Practical recommendations were discussed to assist individuals and organizations towards increasing youth engagement and participation in volunteerism.
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author Abdullah Sahimi, Nur Aishah Hamizah
Suandi, Turiman
Hamzah, Siti Raba'ah
Ismail, Ismi Arif
spellingShingle Abdullah Sahimi, Nur Aishah Hamizah
Suandi, Turiman
Hamzah, Siti Raba'ah
Ismail, Ismi Arif
Factors associated with youth engagement and participation in voluntary activities in Malaysia
author_facet Abdullah Sahimi, Nur Aishah Hamizah
Suandi, Turiman
Hamzah, Siti Raba'ah
Ismail, Ismi Arif
author_sort Abdullah Sahimi, Nur Aishah Hamizah
title Factors associated with youth engagement and participation in voluntary activities in Malaysia
title_short Factors associated with youth engagement and participation in voluntary activities in Malaysia
title_full Factors associated with youth engagement and participation in voluntary activities in Malaysia
title_fullStr Factors associated with youth engagement and participation in voluntary activities in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Factors associated with youth engagement and participation in voluntary activities in Malaysia
title_sort factors associated with youth engagement and participation in voluntary activities in malaysia
publisher IDOSI Publications
publishDate 2014
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58582/1/Factors%20associated%20with%20youth%20engagement%20and%20participation%20in%20voluntary%20activities%20in%20Malaysia.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58582/
http://www.idosi.org/mejsr/mejsr19%28icmrp%2914.htm
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