Examining Strategies for Undergraduate Student Volunteer Engagement and Management in a Community-Based Sport-for-Development Program

IF 0.7 Q4 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Jake Simms, Alyssa M. Trad, Kevin Andrew Richards, Jules Woolf
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Volunteers play a crucial role in sport organizations, particularly in the nonprofit context, but there is a need for theoretically informed studies to improve their experience and intentionally develop their skillsets. This study aimed to examine strategies for undergraduate volunteer engagement and management in a community-based sport-for-development (SFD) program. The strategies evaluated in this study were reflective journaling, daily debrief meetings, and autonomy-driven task design and responsibilities, guided by self-determination theory (SDT). Through analysis of semi-structured interviews with volunteers ( n = 25) and their reflective journals, findings revealed that these strategies enhanced undergraduate volunteers’ experiences by increasing their perceived competence, relatedness, and autonomy. This study highlights the importance of using SDT-aligned strategies to enhance volunteer engagement and program delivery. These findings have implications for student volunteer recruitment and retention, as well as improving the overall effectiveness of SFD organizations.
研究以社区为基础的体育促进发展项目中本科生志愿者的参与和管理策略
志愿者在体育组织中发挥着至关重要的作用,尤其是在非营利性组织中,但需要开展有理论依据的研究,以改善他们的体验,有意识地培养他们的技能。本研究旨在探讨在以社区为基础的体育促进发展(SFD)项目中,本科生志愿者的参与和管理策略。在自我决定理论(SDT)的指导下,本研究评估的策略包括反思日记、每日汇报会以及自主驱动的任务设计和责任。通过对志愿者(25 人)的半结构式访谈和他们的反思日记进行分析,研究结果表明,这些策略提高了本科生志愿者的能力、相关性和自主性,从而增强了他们的体验。这项研究强调了使用与 SDT 相符的策略来提高志愿者参与度和项目实施的重要性。这些研究结果对招募和留住学生志愿者,以及提高自力更生促进发展组织的整体效率具有重要意义。
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Recreational Sports Journal
Recreational Sports Journal HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM-
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