The purpose of this study is to find more effective way of utilizing volunteer work for juveniles through their satisfaction level of the work. To achieve this objective, literature research and survey were conducted. In reference to studying the sati...
The purpose of this study is to find more effective way of utilizing volunteer work for juveniles through their satisfaction level of the work. To achieve this objective, literature research and survey were conducted. In reference to studying the satisfaction of volunteer work, literature research was conducted to find out theoretical aspects of common meaning, participation methods, characteristics, motivation and activities of volunteer work.
Different methods of teenage volunteer work (individual or clubs), variables of activities, interpersonal relations, pre-training, characteristics (activity, motivation, area, time, duration) were analyzed to discover factors affecting the satisfaction level of teenage volunteer work.
The study surveyed 170 middle and highschool students who have participated in volunteer work from Seoul Youth Center in which 144 were collected to be used. In order to prove the hypotheses through the data collected, frequency analysis, average and other statistics were calculated by using SPSS WIN 16.0.
Furthermore, Independent T-test and One-way ANOVA were conducted to understand the relationship of the variables for volunteer work activities and Pearson Correlation and Multiple Regression Analysis were used to observe the factors affecting the satisfaction level of volunteer work. Based on this study, following plans are proposed to vitalize volunteer work for juveniles.
First, the study showed that the participating volunteer work through groups or clubs affected the satisfaction level. Instead of using youth volunteer work as a basic labor to complete their required service hours, it should expand its areas to specialized fields and give more opportunities for participation from various types of groups and clubs.
Second, continuous pre-training plan should be implemented. Schools and local youth service organizations should make pre-training mandatary to all teenagers participating the work before they start the service.
Third, guidance and training are needed for the coordinators of youth service organizations. The study showed that they are the biggest factor affecting the satisfaction level of youth volunteer work. More they respect teenagers and have better relationships with them, the satisfaction level was higher. In addition, there's a need of developing coordinators into specialists of the field so that they are able to encourage teenagers to think positively about volunteer work and continue participating in the work.
Fourth, the youth volunteer work network should be expanded so that information about volunteer work can be provided comprehensively and systematically. Most teenagers find information by themselves, from school or their parents when selecting which area they want to volunteer. It is advisable to have on-line site where comprehensive information is provided and collected from. In addition, Office of Education, local youth volunteer organizations and their respective affiliates should also be part of this information network.