A Case Study on Participating Voluntary Services for an Elderly Volunteer

• Main Authors: WANG, LI-WEN, 王莉雯
• Other Authors: CHEN, HSIN-LAN
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/neec3p

碩士 === 南開科技大學 === 福祉科技與服務管理所 === 107 === The purpose of this paper is to understand the motivation and influence of volunteer participation of the elderly. This paper collected and analysed the qualitative data of an elderly volunteer in Caotun Town, Nantou County by means of purposeful sampling interview. The purposes of this study were: (1) to explore the motivation of the elderly volunteers to participate in volunteer service; (2) to understanding the persistent factors of the elderly in participating in volunteer service; (3) to explore the impact of volunteer service for the elderly. The findings by in-depth interview were as follows: (1) helping the elderly without reward was the main intrinsic motivation for volunteer service; (2) social motivation helped to guide the elderly to participate in volunteer service; (3) the factors of the elderly's continuous participation in volunteer service were multiple and interactional; (4) the change of roles enlarged their horizons; (5) the elderly affirmed themselves by participating in volunteer service; (6) older volunteers expanded their interpersonal relationships and helped each other by participating in voluntary service; (7) participating in voluntary service helped to promote physical and mental health; (8) participating in voluntary service helped to arouse interest in learning and derive lifelong learning; (9) participating in voluntary service helped to create a cycle of self-help and mutual assistance in society; (10) participating in voluntary service helped to fill the gap of social manpower and accumulate human capital. Finally, the researcher proposed the following suggestions regarding the present circumstances of senior volunteer work:（1）the elderly should be encouraged to actively participate in volunteer service;（2）using the characteristics and resources of service organization to enrich the content of volunteer service;（3）holding regular courses and lectures to attract the elderly to participate in volunteer ranks;（4）public sector assistance and counseling are suitable for the elderly to participate in volunteer service.