Volunteering Activity during Pandemic: Challenge and Involvement from UUM Students

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented global challenges impacting students' volunteering activities. This paper highlights the factors, challenges, and advantages of volunteering for Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) students during the pandemic. The study explores students' expe...

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Main Authors: Nurnazihah Basirun, Sharima Ruwaida Abbas, Rohani Abdullah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24191/
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author Nurnazihah Basirun,
Sharima Ruwaida Abbas,
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description The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented global challenges impacting students' volunteering activities. This paper highlights the factors, challenges, and advantages of volunteering for Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) students during the pandemic. The study explores students' experiences and contributions to volunteering factors. The questionnaires were distributed to 103 university students online using quantitative methods. The findings highlight the internal factors influencing students' involvement in volunteering during COVID-19: self-enhancements, social, interpersonal, and career. In contrast, the external factors were peer influence, recognition from society, feeling responsible for society, additional income, free time, and gaining experience. Furthermore, the questionnaire results show that students face challenges carrying out volunteer activities during COVID-19. Lastly, the findings highlight the advantage gained by doing this volunteer activity. These aim to inspire further engagement, research, and recognition of volunteers' vital role in combating the pandemic and building resilient communities by examining the experiences and impact of UUM student volunteers.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:241912024-09-30T05:32:33Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24191/ Volunteering Activity during Pandemic: Challenge and Involvement from UUM Students Nurnazihah Basirun, Sharima Ruwaida Abbas, Rohani Abdullah, The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented global challenges impacting students' volunteering activities. This paper highlights the factors, challenges, and advantages of volunteering for Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) students during the pandemic. The study explores students' experiences and contributions to volunteering factors. The questionnaires were distributed to 103 university students online using quantitative methods. The findings highlight the internal factors influencing students' involvement in volunteering during COVID-19: self-enhancements, social, interpersonal, and career. In contrast, the external factors were peer influence, recognition from society, feeling responsible for society, additional income, free time, and gaining experience. Furthermore, the questionnaire results show that students face challenges carrying out volunteer activities during COVID-19. Lastly, the findings highlight the advantage gained by doing this volunteer activity. These aim to inspire further engagement, research, and recognition of volunteers' vital role in combating the pandemic and building resilient communities by examining the experiences and impact of UUM student volunteers. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24191/1/PP_14.pdf Nurnazihah Basirun, and Sharima Ruwaida Abbas, and Rohani Abdullah, (2024) Volunteering Activity during Pandemic: Challenge and Involvement from UUM Students. Jurnal Personalia Pelajar, 27 (1 SI). pp. 269-287. ISSN 0128-2735 https://www.ukm.my/personalia/publication-category/volume-27-number-2-june-2024
spellingShingle Nurnazihah Basirun,
Sharima Ruwaida Abbas,
Rohani Abdullah,
Volunteering Activity during Pandemic: Challenge and Involvement from UUM Students
title Volunteering Activity during Pandemic: Challenge and Involvement from UUM Students
title_full Volunteering Activity during Pandemic: Challenge and Involvement from UUM Students
title_fullStr Volunteering Activity during Pandemic: Challenge and Involvement from UUM Students
title_full_unstemmed Volunteering Activity during Pandemic: Challenge and Involvement from UUM Students
title_short Volunteering Activity during Pandemic: Challenge and Involvement from UUM Students
title_sort volunteering activity during pandemic: challenge and involvement from uum students
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24191/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24191/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24191/1/PP_14.pdf