For some time I have been co-ordinating the oral health program "Special Smiles" offered to athletes taking part in regional Special Olympics Sports Events. Every year I recruit colleagues, dental nurses and dental students from the local dental school to volunteer for these events. Now I want to try to find out what motivates them to volunteer.
Searching the literature, I found references to several measurement-instruments (Special Event Volunteering Scale, International Sporting Event Volunteer Motivation and Satisfaction scale, Olympic Volunteer Motivation Scale....). There seem to be numerous instruments - which one is preferable?
HI.
You can check Vallerand's scales of motivation.
I think he made something about volunteering motivation but I don't found it today.
Maybe you can make your own adaptation on general motivation scale...
http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r26710/LRCS/echelles_en.htm
good luck,
CarlosR
i found it (but in french)
Construction Et Validation De L’éChelle De Motivation Envers L’action Bénévole (ÉMAB)
Yves Chantal, Robert J. Vallerand
Loisir et Société / Society and Leisure 07/2013; 23(2):477-508. DOI:10.1080/07053436.2000.10707540
good luck Ina
Thank you for your answer, Carlos. It seems that only few people work with motivation in dental education. Perhaps we have to "pioneer".
Ina,
You're welcome.
Please, let me now if you need help with translation French-English...
good luck
Carlos R
Hello ;-)
I've been working with two scales that assess people motivation to volunteer. It depend of the theory that you wish to use. For example, the scales that were mentioned (EMAB) and Vallerand they are part of Self-determination theory. But the most used is the VFI (Volunteer Functions Inventory) from Clary et al. (1998) and Omoto & Snyder (1995).
If you need help in this area please reach me at [email protected]
Hope that my explanation was useful
Cátia
Catia - thanks a lot. I'll get myself introduced to the VFI and will then mail my questions to you. Great!
Thanks a lot. This questionnaire seems comprehensive, covering various aspects. I think, I have to add some questions about the "dental outcome", since mainly students are expected to learn how to deal with disabled patients.
I understand. I send you the paper of the scale. I think is very useful if you wish to understand the psychological functions that are behind the engagement and sustain of the volunteering. You can also add questions, specific ones, related to the area of dental volunteering that can help you complete you analysis.
I feel questions 12, 18 and 21 take care of professional concerns in volunteering in the Volunteer Function Inventory Scale. However, the scale is more suitable where the volunteering is for the cause of underprivileged (which i feel is not your case). Those questions(3 and 11) have to be modified or removed. In my opinion the reason part of the questionnaire suits you more. Making a concise questionnaire is always better.
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