Volunteering within initial teacher education: factors that boost and block participation

Title: Volunteering within initial teacher education: factors that boost and block participation
Creator: Forster, Daniella J.; Archer, Jennifer; Tajin, Rukhsana T.
Relation: Australian Journal of Teacher Education Vol. 40, Issue 11, p. 168-184
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2015v40n11.10
Publisher: Social Science Press
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2015
Description: Voluntary professional experience can be a powerful way for initial teacher education (ITE) students to develop an understanding of schools and their communities. Do ITE students make use of these opportunities? There is little Australian research that explores genuine volunteering that does not "require" students to engage with the community. We conducted an on-line survey with 141 ITE students who were eligible to participate in a volunteer program. What factors reduced volunteering and what factors enhanced it? The results showed that, while students value volunteering and can point to benefits that come from it, most are unable or unwilling to participate. What factors differentiate those students who do volunteer despite the demands of complex, busy lives?.
Subject: participation; initial teacher education; voluntary professional experience
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1329434
Identifier: uon:26161
Identifier: ISSN:0313-5373
Language: eng
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