Student’s Participation in Volunteerism Activities

Mohd Yusri Ibrahim, Mohammad Mahdi Abas, Masduki Mohammad Morni and Kasawani Ibrahim
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Mohd Yusri Ibrahim: Centre for Fundamental & Liberal Education, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
Mohammad Mahdi Abas: Centre for Fundamental & Liberal Education, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
Masduki Mohammad Morni: Centre for Fundamental & Liberal Education, University Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
Kasawani Ibrahim: Centre for Fundamental & Liberal Education, University Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia

The Journal of Social Sciences Research, 2018, vol. 4, issue 12, 390-394

Abstract: Students are important individuals who will be contributing to social development in the future. Aside from formal lessons, students should also get involved in community activities as informal training to show their responsibility as youths. High expectations are placed on students of high education institutes; however, it is found that they rarely get involved in volunteer activities in their own communities. Instead, they spend more time on their personal activities. In efforts to encourage student’s involvement in volunteerism, factors that contribute to their involvement must first be identified so that follow-up actions can be taken. This literature study is undertaken in order to identify the contributing factors. Applying the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) as well as supported by previous studies, this concept paper is proposing motivation, personality, family, neighbourhood, values, and involvement in clubs as the predictive factors on student’s involvement in volunteer activities at the community level. This finding can be benefitted by relevant stakeholders who can manipulate these factors to encourage more student’s involvement in the social activities.

Keywords: Volunteerism; Social work; Community; Youth; University students. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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