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Volunteering as a tool of social pedagogy
Morávková, Kateřina ; Poláčková, Věra (advisor) ; Lorenzová, Jitka (referee)
SYNOPSIS The thesis has a form of a theoretical study with significant relation to practice in professional volunteer supervision in Kladno Volunteer Center. The thesis is divided in 7 parts. Part One is focused on the definition of basic terms such as volunteer, voluntary work. This part deals with the issue of awarding of volunteers. Part Two is devoted to the basic terminology of social pedagogy, including the definition of free time, the phenomenon, which is very important for both voluntary work and social pedagogy. Part Three is centered at history of social pedagogy and voluntary work. Key intersections of the two studied phenomena and their evolution are described. Part Four describes voluntary activities as a social phenomenon. Subparts are focused on the attitude of society towards voluntary work, the myths associated with it, as well as the volunteer work motivation. In part Five, I was trying to grasp volunteering as a tool of social pedagogy. The subparts combine my findings acquired from books and my own practical experience. Part Six is an analysis of a specific case of "Pět P" programme practice. Part Seven - the final one - includes a small scale empirical research. KEY EXPRESSIONS WORDS Voluntary work, volunteer, social pedagogy, free time, voluntary work programme, Pět P programme.
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Possibilities of involvement in volunteering for seniors in the Prague 8 region
Tučková, Zdeňka ; Pospíšilová, Tereza (advisor) ; Deverová, Lenka (referee)
The aim of this MA thesis is to identify, describe and summarize the possibilities which seniors have to engage in volunteer activities in their place of residence, in the city district of Prague 8. We want to make it easier for seniors to choose volunteering and support them in their decision-making whether to consider volunteering at all. Information about suitable opportunities can influence their decision-making to start volunteering. The secondary goal is to find out the interests of seniors in participating in volunteer activities. Site preferences, areas of volunteering and communication channels. The purpose of this MA thesis is to make the results usable from a practical point of view. Another aim is to make recommendations for facilitating the involvement of senior volunteers, mainly with an emphasis on communication and publication of information on volunteering, seniors' ideas about volunteering for civil society organizations or directly for the city district. Keywords Senior, volunteer, volunteering, volunteer program, civil society organization, possibilities of involvement, barriers of involvement
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Voluntary activity at the Department of Long - Teren care and Aftercare in the FN Motol
Borešová, Hedvika ; Leontovyčová, Jana (advisor) ; Váňová, Miroslava (referee)
The work deals with the purpose of volunteering in hospitals. It is divided into two parts. The theoretical part describes, in general terms, volunteering, its history and its legal framework. Last but not least, it deals with volunteering in the University Hospital in Motol. The practical part uses the method of standardized direct dialogues with seniors permanently living and taken care of in the medical institute, and it analyses the need of volunteering at the Aftercare Centre of the University Hospital in Motol. The work draws upon the experience of my own several-year long volunteering engagement at the Aftercare Centre of the University Hospital in Motol. The goal of this work is to explain and highlight the importance of volunteering in medical care centers and hospitals.
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Volunteering as a tool of social pedagogy
Morávková, Kateřina ; Poláčková, Věra (advisor) ; Lorenzová, Jitka (referee)
SYNOPSIS The thesis has a form of a theoretical study with significant relation to practice in professional volunteer supervision in Kladno Volunteer Center. The thesis is divided in 7 parts. Part One is focused on the definition of basic terms such as volunteer, voluntary work. This part deals with the issue of awarding of volunteers. Part Two is devoted to the basic terminology of social pedagogy, including the definition of free time, the phenomenon, which is very important for both voluntary work and social pedagogy. Part Three is centered at history of social pedagogy and voluntary work. Key intersections of the two studied phenomena and their evolution are described. Part Four describes voluntary activities as a social phenomenon. Subparts are focused on the attitude of society towards voluntary work, the myths associated with it, as well as the volunteer work motivation. In part Five, I was trying to grasp volunteering as a tool of social pedagogy. The subparts combine my findings acquired from books and my own practical experience. Part Six is an analysis of a specific case of "Pět P" programme practice. Part Seven - the final one - includes a small scale empirical research. KEY EXPRESSIONS WORDS Voluntary work, volunteer, social pedagogy, free time, voluntary work programme, Pět P programme.
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The role of volunteering in NGOs working in the social sector
Tlach, Vladimír ; Varvažovská, Pavla (advisor) ; Pavel, Pavel (referee)
The thesis is thematically focused on the area of volunteering as a modern phenomenon occurring not only in the Czech Republic but in the whole world. The thesis is divided into theoretical and practical part.
The first, theoretical part, explains the basic theoretical background of the non-governmental sector with an emphasis on volunteer activity in existing non-governmental organisations. The theoretical part also presents the results of the researches of foreign and domestic experts on volunteering on which the research part of the thesis is based.
In the practical part of the thesis are analyzed two non-profit organisations - the Charity Ostrava and Slezská diakonie, which provide social services in the Moravian -Silesian region, and the company Arcelor Mittal, which is actively involved in the field of corporate volunteering. In the research part there are presented outcomes of the field research, which took place in the aforementioned non-profit organisations and the company, but also among public, where it was investigated what people know about non-governmental organisations in their close area, their opinion on volunteering and how they perceive volunteers. The outcomes from a field survey are then compared with foreign and domestic surveys.
The aim of the thesis is to propose possible options for changes in working with volunteers in the non-governmental organisations based on the findings, which could lead to streamlining of their work, an increase of the prestige of the volunteer work and a number of volunteers working in the social sector. Based on the investigation it was found that volunteering is beneficial to everyone involved. It allows an individual to actively participate in society, help others and spend free time in a meaningful way. The obtained findings help to improve volunteer work, identify potential reserves in the individual´s work and prevent possible conflicts.
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The motivation of students to volunteer.
SAMEC, Jan
Subject of this bachelor thesis is finding out the motivations of high school and higher education students to participate in volunteering. What influenced students to become volunteers and how are their volunteering activities viewed by family members and friends.Theoretical part of thesis defines basic notions of volunteering who is volunteer, types of volunteering and the characteristic features of volunteering, foreshadowing historical and modern history.In next chapter of theoretical part is defined legislative framework, forms of volunteering.Conclusion of theoretical part is devoted to motivation of student.Findings about motivation of student volunteers were acquired by use of semi-structured interviews with both long-acting and short-acting volunteers.The core of interview consisted of questions about motivation factors(who or what motivated respondent to do volunteering) including potentially problematic motives of respondent or other volunteers.The results of thematic analysis of interviews are presented in separate chapter and discussed in greater detail in relation with theoretical start-points and results of similarly focused researches.Specificity of presented thesis within the file of similarly focused studies is emphasis on problematic moments and potentially problematic motives of seemingly unequivocally beneficial activity which volunteering is.
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Evaluation of the Volunteer Program in the Hospital Ceské Budejovice Ltd
MALÁ, Lenka
Volunteering in the Czech Republic Heath Service has started to appear gradually but systematically since 2000. In the Health Service area mainly, volunteering should have its irreplaceable role and it should be in service of making patient's stay in hospital more pleasant. The subject of volunteering has taken my interest not only because of my job, as a registered nurse, but even more, it was my aim to gain more knowledge in this matter. As a future goal, I would like to make an attempt to bring volunteers to Elderly People Home where I am currently employed. The theoretical part deals with the definition of basic terms as volunteering and volunteer. The attention is given to the types of volunteering, development and progress of volunteering in Health Service. Volunteer's program in hospital is also described i.e. its particular stages, realisation, participants, basic structure of management and reciprocal relationship among individual participants. With respect to the aim of my thesis, Volunteer's programme in Ceske Budejovice Hospital is introduced there. Finally, I also focus on motivation, social behaviour and altruism. The analytical part is realised by quantitative research and by the technique of semistructured controlled interview. Six participants took part in it. The results of the survey were processed by a specific quantitative method. The results of the research showed that communication partners see the benefit in this type of volunteering not only for themselves but also for patients and hospital staff. As motivation for this volunteer activity they indicate essentially gaining new experiences. The results of this thesis can be used as a feedback for Volunteer's programme in Ceske Budejovice Hospital.
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Volunteering as a tool of leisure time pedagogy
MORÁVKOVÁ, Kateřina
The thesis has a form of a theoretical study with significant relation to practice in professional volunteer supervision in Kladno Volunteer Center. The thesis is divided in 7 parts. Part One is focused on the definition of basic terms such as volunteer, voluntary work. This part deals with the issue of awarding of volunteers. Part Two is devoted to the basic terminology of leisure time pedagogy, including the definition of free time, the phenomenon, which is very important for both voluntary work and leisure time pedagogy. Part Three is centered at history of leisure time pedagogy and voluntary work. Key intersections of the two studied phenomena and their evolution are described. Part Four describes voluntary activities as a social phenomenon. Subparts are focused on the attitude of society towards voluntary work, the myths associated with it, as well as the volunteer work motivation. In part Five, I was trying to grasp volunteering as a tool of leisure time pedagogy. The subparts combine my findings acquired from books and my own practical experience. Part Six is an analysis of a specific case of ?Pět P? programme practice. Part Seven - the final one - includes a small scale empirical research.
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The Development of Professional Competences of Students by Means of Canistherapy
CIMLOVÁ, Ludmila
The subject of my bachelor thesis was "The Development of Professional Competences of Students by Means of Canistherapy. In the theoretical part I focused on the explanation of terms such as zootherapy, canistherapy, voluntary service, professional competence and other related information. In the practical part of my thesis I describe the objectives, study methods and results. The aim was to find the extent of the students' professional competence which was developed through the involvement in the volunteer programme at the Centre of Zootherapy, or by participation in some stays organized by the Centre of Zootherapy. In the research, I selected quqlitative searching, focus group technique, the method of secondary data analysis and, as a complementary source of data, I used photo documentation. The results of the search showed that the students gained 16 professional competences due to involvement in the volunteer programme Canistherapy, or due to the participation in off-site events which they are supposed to obtain during the study and practical training at the Faculty of Health and Social Studies.
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The Types of Volunteers in the Volunteer Centre
KOLPASKÁ, Kateřina
Anyone who wants to dedicate his or her time, energy, knowledge or abilities in favour of other people or society can become a volunteer. There is wide range of services and tasks where a volunteer can be used. The volunteer{\crq}s activities are conveyed and coordinated by a volunteer centre. The mission of a volunteer centre is the promotion and support of the voluntary work in the society. The theoretical part of this thesis is focused on the explanation of the basic terms, history and the types of voluntary work. The Czech Voluntary Work Act (zákon o dobrovolnické službě {--} Law No. 198/2002 Sb.) which defines the terms as volunteer, voluntary work, structures organizations, that deals with the acreditations of volunteer centres, is also mentioned. This thesis is further dedicated to the types of volunteers from the aspect of motivation, social rank and values. It consideres the volunteer centre in general, the Volunteer Centre of the ZSF JU and the chosen volunteer programmes of ZSF. The objective of this thesis is the qualitative mapping of criteria (motivation, values and social rank) which influence the volunteer who enters the Volunteer Centre of the ZSF JU in České Budějovice. The questioning method and questionnaire technique has been used for the quantitative reasearch. The monitored group was formed by volunteers from the volunteer programmes of the Volunteer Centre of the ZSF JU. Based upon the monitoring of this data, it is obvious that from the aspect of social rank, female students from the Faculty of Health and Social Studies are the ones who most often become volunteers in the Volunteer Centre of the ZSF JU. It has been further discovered that the volunteers in the Volunteer Centre of the ZSF JU profess non-material values (such as love, friendship, education, hobbies and interests) and, as the main motivation that these volonteers have considered are: to help other people and to also gain new experiences and skills. The results of my Bachelor`s thesis could serve as information material for the Volunteer Centre of the ZSF JU or similar university volunteer centres.
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