Engineering students’ motivation towards the involvement in volunteerism

This study aims to examine the students‟ motivation towards their involvement in volunteer activities. 399 students of Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia were selected as the samples of this study. This study employs the Volunteer Function Inventory (VFI) by Clary et.al. (1998). The findings were a...

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Main Author: Abdullah, Rosmahalil Azrol
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description This study aims to examine the students‟ motivation towards their involvement in volunteer activities. 399 students of Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia were selected as the samples of this study. This study employs the Volunteer Function Inventory (VFI) by Clary et.al. (1998). The findings were analysed using the IBM SPSS Statistics (Statistical Packages for Social Sciences) Version 22. The pilot study was conducted and the Alpha Cronbach value was 0.835. The results showed that the function of “understanding” (mean = 5.41) was the most dominant influence on respondents' perceptions towards volunteer activities. The findings also found that there was a weak positive relationship between the motivational function and the student's academic achievement. In addition, several research proposals are presented to further enhance the concepts of appreciation and sustainability in volunteer activities.
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spelling my.uthm.eprints-50072022-01-03T05:12:23Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5007/ Engineering students’ motivation towards the involvement in volunteerism Abdullah, Rosmahalil Azrol T Technology (General) HN41-46 Community centers. Social centers This study aims to examine the students‟ motivation towards their involvement in volunteer activities. 399 students of Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia were selected as the samples of this study. This study employs the Volunteer Function Inventory (VFI) by Clary et.al. (1998). The findings were analysed using the IBM SPSS Statistics (Statistical Packages for Social Sciences) Version 22. The pilot study was conducted and the Alpha Cronbach value was 0.835. The results showed that the function of “understanding” (mean = 5.41) was the most dominant influence on respondents' perceptions towards volunteer activities. The findings also found that there was a weak positive relationship between the motivational function and the student's academic achievement. In addition, several research proposals are presented to further enhance the concepts of appreciation and sustainability in volunteer activities. Science Publishing Corporation 2018 Article PeerReviewed Abdullah, Rosmahalil Azrol (2018) Engineering students’ motivation towards the involvement in volunteerism. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7 (3.25). pp. 633-635. ISSN 2227-524X
spellingShingle T Technology (General)
HN41-46 Community centers. Social centers
Abdullah, Rosmahalil Azrol
Engineering students’ motivation towards the involvement in volunteerism
title Engineering students’ motivation towards the involvement in volunteerism
title_full Engineering students’ motivation towards the involvement in volunteerism
title_fullStr Engineering students’ motivation towards the involvement in volunteerism
title_full_unstemmed Engineering students’ motivation towards the involvement in volunteerism
title_short Engineering students’ motivation towards the involvement in volunteerism
title_sort engineering students’ motivation towards the involvement in volunteerism
topic T Technology (General)
HN41-46 Community centers. Social centers
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