Volunteering in environment conservation program: gain or loss
Participation in an environmental conservation volunteer program provides secondary school students with the opportunity to establish a direct connection to their environment while contributing to the conservation of its natural heritage. The volunteering experiences also offer various forms of bene...
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2021
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| author | Wong, Li Juan Lim, Evelyn Ai Lin Bidin, Sheena Mariapan, Manohar |
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| description | Participation in an environmental conservation volunteer program provides secondary school students with the opportunity to establish a direct connection to their environment while contributing to the conservation of its natural heritage. The volunteering experiences also offer various forms of benefits to the volunteers as they ride through the challenges and learning experiences. A case study was conducted to explore the experiences of forty-five secondary school students who had volunteered in an environmental conservation volunteer program in the state of Perak. The study utilized focus group discussions to collect data. All discussions were audio-recorded and analyzed thematically using a two-layer constant comparative analysis method, triangulated using observations and reflection notes. Four themes emerged from the analysis to describe the benefits student volunteers gained from their active participation in the volunteer program. The challenges they experienced throughout their participation in the program were also described. |
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| spelling | upm-935592023-11-06T06:56:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93559/ Volunteering in environment conservation program: gain or loss Wong, Li Juan Lim, Evelyn Ai Lin Bidin, Sheena Mariapan, Manohar Participation in an environmental conservation volunteer program provides secondary school students with the opportunity to establish a direct connection to their environment while contributing to the conservation of its natural heritage. The volunteering experiences also offer various forms of benefits to the volunteers as they ride through the challenges and learning experiences. A case study was conducted to explore the experiences of forty-five secondary school students who had volunteered in an environmental conservation volunteer program in the state of Perak. The study utilized focus group discussions to collect data. All discussions were audio-recorded and analyzed thematically using a two-layer constant comparative analysis method, triangulated using observations and reflection notes. Four themes emerged from the analysis to describe the benefits student volunteers gained from their active participation in the volunteer program. The challenges they experienced throughout their participation in the program were also described. Taylor & Francis 2021 Article PeerReviewed Wong, Li Juan and Lim, Evelyn Ai Lin and Bidin, Sheena and Mariapan, Manohar (2021) Volunteering in environment conservation program: gain or loss. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 64 (9). 1536 - 1534. ISSN 0964-0568; ESSN: 1360-0559 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09640568.2020.1835244#:~:text=The%20experiences%20gained%20from%20the,volunteer%20in%20the%20program%20repeatedly. 10.1080/09640568.2020.1835244 |
| spellingShingle | Wong, Li Juan Lim, Evelyn Ai Lin Bidin, Sheena Mariapan, Manohar Volunteering in environment conservation program: gain or loss |
| title | Volunteering in environment conservation program: gain or loss |
| title_full | Volunteering in environment conservation program: gain or loss |
| title_fullStr | Volunteering in environment conservation program: gain or loss |
| title_full_unstemmed | Volunteering in environment conservation program: gain or loss |
| title_short | Volunteering in environment conservation program: gain or loss |
| title_sort | volunteering in environment conservation program: gain or loss |
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