Characteristics and motivations of volunteers working with children and young people.

Autor	Institut dětí a mládeže
Organisation	Národní Institut Dětí a Mládeže
Year	2002
Research type	research report
Annotation	An inquiry that focused on the characteristics and motivations of volunteers working with children and youth was carried out in November 2002 and covered a sample of 256 respondents – volunteers from divers NGOs and Leisure Time Centers (LTC) in the Czech Republic. As the inquiry disclosed, motivation for volunteering are mostly positive. 97 % of the respondents claimed to enjoy their work with children, i.e. possibility to be helpful (90%). Inquiry focused on questions what exactly motivates these people to work with children in their leisure time, what are their experience, motivations, attitudes and expectations and what is a content of their activities and how often they attend to it.
Keywords	Volunteer; volunteering, youth and children; volunteer´s motivation; volunteer´s competences; NGOs; leisure time centers
Research type	quantitative
Start date	1. 1. 2001
End date	31. 12. 2002
Obor	AK Sport, leisure time activities
Note
Email	vyzkumy@nidv.cz
Availability	available in the NRVDM electronic library
Download research	1215588800.pdf
Research location	Národní institut pro další vzdělávání, Senovážné náměstí 25, Praha 1
Organisation	Národní Institut Dětí a Mládeže
Possible connection	Volunteering abroad Voluntary activity