The Study of Recruiting and Retaining of Scout Staff in Taipei County

• Main Authors: Chen LiJen, 陳俐臻
• Other Authors: Wen Ming-chung
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/49977037437322680353

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 公民教育與活動領導學系在職進修碩士班 === 98 === This study aims to find out the present situation of the recruiting and retaining of volunteer scouters and how scout groups recruit and retain them in Taipei County. According to the reserch purpose and reserch questions, the resercher gets further understanding of NGO organizations and scout groups in recruiting and retaining through literature review and related empirical studies, based on which the study structure and questionnaire design are developed. With questionnaire survey in Taipei County, the reserch subjects are fouced on those scout groups which work normally and effectively on recruiting and retaining of volunteer scouters, in which the ratio of volunteer scouters and members are 1 to 6, or there are more than 3 volunteer scouters. The major findings of this study were summarized as follows: 1.Analysis of scout group fact In Taipei County, most scout groups working normally and well on recruiting and retaining of volunteer scouters consist of boys and girls and have founded for 20.87 years on the avearage. Most of the members are the students in school and some come from the neighborhood, and others are introduced by them or their parents. Most scout groups have 49-72 members,and the average is 81.9. Most scout groups which have 13-24 members also have 1:4.5 in ratio of volunteer scouters and members, and the average member is 25.3, which means the subjects of the research work effectively. 2.Recruiting of volunteer scouters There’s 81% of scout groups, which will evaluate their need of volunteer scouters beore recruiting them. There’s 50% of scout groups, which don’t lay stress on the human source diversity, analyse the target group, or conduct human source survey, which implies they only take the number of volunteer scouters into consideration but don’t evaluate the actual availabe positions. After recruiting the volunteer scouters, all the scout groups will give work instructions ebabling them to get better understanding of their job, rights, and responsibility. Up to 90%, the scout gropus have clear vision and sense of commitment to inspire the volunteer scouters. Most of the scout groups recruit with recommendation by relatives and friends while the others recruit through scouting activies, recruiting activities, performing services, publicity materials, and the mass media. 3.Training for volunteer scouters Up to 97% of the scout groups will give resources and help needed by the volunteer scouters when performing service work. Also, each group encourages volunteer scouters to join the adult leader training and courses in order to enhance themselves. 4.Recruiting of volunteer scouters The volunteer scouters remain on job for 4-6 years on the average. This research shows that all the volunteer scouters are willing to devote their time to scouting activities, and fully trust the programs and activities undergoing and the ability to carry out a task in the scout group. All the scout groups keep a good relation and make agreemetns together with the volunteer scouters, which give them duty and responsibility, opportunities for critical thinking, goal making, policy making, and taking important postitions. Scout groups also commend volunteer scouters for their dedication or show their gratitude in propper ways. Based the conclusions from the reserch, resercher raises some concrete advice for The General Association of the Scouts of China, Girl Scout of Taiwan, community scout groups, and the following reserchers.