Zdrojový dokument:IV. Mezinárodní konference : kvalita a její perspektivy
Název akce4th International Conference Quality and Its Perspectives, with the subtitle: Assisting Professions through Time (April 19, 2017)
Abstrakt:
Introduction: The present paper is focused on identifying the motives of volunteers working
in a family support program. Volunteers’ motivation was identified by means of interviews
while the objects under observation were volunteers in an unnamed non-profit organization in
the Pardubice Region, offering services to families with children.
Objective: The main objective is to identify volunteers’ motives for their volunteering work in
the family support program.
Methodology: A qualitative research strategy was used for the research. A semi-structured
interview method was utilized for data collection.
Results: The research has revealed that volunteers’ motives primarily involved gaining
experience and obtaining practical skills they could later use in their future careers. The
second most important factor turned out to be knowledge-related as the volunteers were
motivated by obtaining new information and learning new things. The third position was
occupied by the area of life values. The respondents mentioned especially their altruistic and
humanistic motives and the related selfless help to others. Apart from the above-stated, the
research was also focused on identifying the motives that made the volunteers choose family
support as their area of work. According to their responses, a significant motive turned out to
be the target group of families with children. Another motive was also the prestige of the
corresponding organization and the related positive references obtained by the volunteers
from their friends.
Conclusion: Gaining new experience, practical skills related to preparation for a future career
and altruism and the related selfless help to others, as well as an open and friendly
relationship to the client turned out to be important motives. The research showed that it is an
important factor for the respondents what target group they are supposed to work with.