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HRPYC81 Project 4809 ( 95%)
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- University Of South Africa (Unisa)
This is my research report for the project 4809 on volunteering in which i received 95%
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1HRPYC81
Project: 4809
Unique Assignment number: 684733
Title
An Explorative Study on the Motives of Volunteer Work
Preston B
Student Number: 50199331
October/November 2020
, 2
CONTENTS
1.Title………………………………………………….. ………………….Page 3
2. Abstract………………………………………………....……………....Page 3
3. Introduction………………………………………………....………......Page 4
4. Literature Review…………………………………………………........Page 4
4.1 Understanding Volunteerism………………………………….…....Page 4
4.2 The functional approach to motivation………………………….....Page 6
4.3 Prosocial motivations and the empathy-altruism hypothesis……Page 7
4.4 The Octogonal Model………………………………………………..Page 8
4.5 Older adults as volunteers…………………………………………..Page 8
5. Research Rationale……………………………………………………..Page 9
6. The Aim/s of the Research……………………………………………..Page 10
7. Methodology…………………………………………………………......Page 10
7.1 Research Design…………………………………………………..….Page 10
7.2 Participants…………………………………………………………….Page 12
7.3 The Interviews………………………………………………………...Page 14
7.4 Data Analysis………………………………………………………….Page 14
7.5 Trustworthiness (reliability and validity)....................................... .Page 16
7.5.1 Dependability……………………………………………………….Page 17
7.5.2 Credibility……………………………………………………………Page 17
7.5.3 Transferability……………………………………………………….Page 18
7.5.4 Confirmability………………………………………………………..Page 18
7.6 Ethical Considerations…………………………………………………Page 18
7.6.1 The four principles as described by Terre Blanche……………...Page 19
8. Results: Discussion of Themes…………………………………………..Page 20
9. Conclusion………………………………………………………………….Page 24
Reference………………………………………………………………......Page 25
Plagiarism Declaration…………………………………………………….Page 28
Appendix 1………………………………………………………………….Page 29
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