Predicting Volunteer Commitment in Environmental Stewardship Programmes
Predicting Volunteer Commitment in Environmental Stewardship Programmes
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预测环境管理计划中的志愿者承诺
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2001
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通讯作者：
R. Grese
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作者：
R. Ryan;R. Kaplan;R. Grese
志愿人员在环境管理方案中的工作使自然环境受益匪浅。然而，人们对志愿人员继续参与这些方案的动机知之甚少。这项研究着眼于志愿者承诺和动机之间的关系，以及志愿服务对参与者的行为和对环境的态度的影响。这项研究的参与者是来自密歇根州三个环境管理项目的148名长期志愿者。研究结果表明，帮助环境和学习是重要的初始动机。其他动机，包括社会因素和项目组织，被认为是志愿人员承诺的重要预测因素。志愿人员还表示，在参与管理活动期间，他们的环境观和行动发生了许多重大变化。研究结果表明，考虑志愿者在参与的不同阶段不断变化的动机的管理计划可以有效地促进个人成长，同时在志愿者中培养强大的环境支持者。
The natural environment benefits greatly from the work of volunteers in environmental stewardship programmes. However, little is known about volunteers' motivations for continued participation in these programmes. This study looked at the relationship between volunteer commitment and motivation, as well as the effect that volunteering has on participants' behaviour and attitudes toward the environment. The study participants were 148 long-term volunteers from three environmental stewardship programmes in Michigan. The results of the study revealed that helping the environment and learning were important initial motivations. Other motivations, including social factors and project organization, were found to be significant predictors of volunteer commitment. Volunteers also indicated many significant changes in their environmental outlook and actions during their involvement in stewardship activities. The results of the study suggest that stewardship programmes that consider volunteers' changing motivations at different stages of their participation can effectively nurture personal growth while fostering a powerful constituency for the environment among their volunteers.