婦女參與志願服務經驗之研究~以學校志工為例

[[abstract]]The Study of Female’s Experience of Participating in Volunteer Service Student: Chao-Chi Chiu Advisor: Professor Ming-Feng, Li Abstract This study aims at studying the experiences of the female volunteers who account for approximately 90% of the total volunteers in most elementary schools in Taiwan. In this study, “in-depth interview” was employed to collect research data. The researcher selected six female volunteers who have served in the school for more than four years to explore their experiences in volunteering services. How they adapted themselves to the multiple roles, and what changes they experienced from the voluntary services are the major focus of interviews. In addition to interviews, participant observation and document analysis were also conducted to enrich the research data. Based on the research findings, the following conclusions were derived: 1. Female volunteers’ motivations for participating in voluntary service are closely related to their personal life. 2. Positive feedback from the school and other partners is the momentum driving female volunteer workers to continue their participation. 3. The experiences that female volunteer workers gained are multiple and abundant, carrying profound meaning to their growth. 4. Female volunteer workers consider that frustration encountered in the service is minimal and they can usually adapt themselves to the frustration in a rational way. 5. The learning eperiences that femail volunteer workers went through help them to resume their autonomy of life. According to the research conclusions, suggestions were proposed as follows: 1. Suggestions for female volunteer workers: (1) They should proactively participate in school volunteer service to achieve self-fulfillment. (2) They should enhance personal growth and professional service knowledge. 2. Suggestions for schools (1) It is necessary to conduct an evaluation on the demands of school volunteering and make the best use of available huan resources (2) Volunteer workers’ motives of continuous participation should be induced through adequate encouragement (3) The school authority should hold a positive attitude toward volunteer workers to enhance their cohesion. 3. Suggestions for the society and the family of volunteer workers (1) The society and the family of volunteer workers should offer more positive feedback and encouragement. (2) Serving as a volunteer worker helps enhance personal growth which can further enrich the entire family and the adults’ work life. 4. Suggestions for those seeking life meaning (1) Everyone should be confident of seeking a meaning of life and find a suitable position in volunteering service.. (2) One should alow himself/herself more opportunities to contribute to the society. 5. Suggestions for future studies (1) In terms of the research issues, this research could be further expanded to volunteering participation in several schools, and a model for the cooperation among the school, teachers, and volunteer workers can be derived. (2) As to research subjects, the sample in this study was composed of volunteer workers in only one school, so the research subjects might have high homogeneity. Volunteer workers of different genders, working at schools of different scales or across various regions or even volunteer workers providing similar services but for different institutions could be included in future studies. Keywords: female volunteer workers, volunteer service, learning process, experience