Student Volunteering, a Modern Education Opportunities for Children from Disadvantaged Families
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18662/rrem/14.4Sup1/670Keywords:
Adaptive learning, Career development, Curriculum development, Educational programs, Student experimentsAbstract
Due to the economic changes in Romania over the last two decades, many parents have gone to work abroad, preferring to send money home. Their children remained in the country, with grandparents or relatives. Unfortunately, there has been an increase in school dropouts over time. To help reduce it, Social Homes were built in underserved areas where children could eat, learn, and participate in extracurricular activities. The paper describes one such educational model, a project in Bucharest in which students from two universities participate actively over one academic year. To begin, some issues that arose during the activities are discussed, as well as how they were resolved. The mutual benefits for both students and children are emphasized. The advantages for each party involved in this project are also examined separately. Children are drawn to direct communication and approaches to topics other than school activities. They further their understanding of new concepts or participate in extracurricular activities. The projects completed as part of the program were successful. The paper ends with some conclusions and discussions about the educational program’s benefits and the possibility of extending it to homes with refugee children from Ukraine or orphans, as well as other areas.
References
Autoritatea Nationala Pentru Protectia Drepturilor Copilului si Adoptie (ANPDCA). (2019). Raport privind respectarea drepturilor copiilor in Romania [Report on the observance of children's rights in Romania]. Salvati Copiii [Save the Children] https://www.salvaticopiii.ro/sci-ro/files/97/9752e45b-e734-4d25-8d8f-b2f899a7fe73.pdf
Bekkers, R. (2007). Values and Volunteering. A Longitudinal Study of Reciprocal Influences in the Giving in the Netherlands. In Panel Study, 36th Arnova Conference, Atlanta, USA.
Beyerlein, K., & Sikkink, D. (2008). Sorrow and solidarity: Why Americans volunteered for 9/11 relief efforts, Social Problems, 55(2), 190-215. https://doi.org/10.1525/sp.2008.55.2.190
Brown, A.L., Meer, J., & Williams, J. F. (2013). Why do People Volunteer? An Experimental Analysis of Preferences for Time Donations. NBER. https://doi.org/10.3386/w19066
Chinman, M. J., Wandersman, A., & Goodman, R. M. (2005). A benefit-and-cost approach to understanding social participation and volunteerism in multilevel organizations. In A. M. Omoto (Ed.), Processes of community change and social action (pp. 99-118). Psychology Press.
Clary, E. G., Snyder, M., Ridge, R. D., Copeland, J., Stukas, A. A., Haugen, J., & Miene, P. (1998). Understanding and assessing the motivations of volunteers: A functional approach. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74(6), 1516–1530. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.74.6.1516
Communication skills. (2018). Talking Your Way to the Top: The Communication Skills You Need to Succeed. Communication skills. https://www. jobs.ie/job-talk/communication-skills/
Dobos, S. (2008). Migratia externa a fortei de munca din mediul rural in judetul Vaslui. Evaluari si tendinte [External Migration of Labor Market from rural environment from the Vaslui County. Evaluations and Tendencies]. In V-M. Bohatereţ (coord.), Relaţia cercetare ştiinţifică - expresie - consultanţă, factor de potenţare a reţelelor de dezvoltare rurală [The relationship between scientific research - expression - consultancy, a factor for strengthening rural development networks] (pp. 287-297). Terra Nostra.
Dorn, D., & Zweimuller, J. (2021). Migration and Labor Market Integration in Europe. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 35(2), 49-76. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.35.2.49
Espon, (2019). Abordarea provocarilor generate de migratia fortei de muncă in Europa, O perspectiva functionala imbunatatita [Addressing labor migration challenges in Europe, An enhanced functional approach]. Espon. www.espon.eu/sites/ default/files/attachments/7868%20ESP%20Policy%20Brief%2C%20Labour%20migration%20challenges_3_RO_web.pdf
Eurostat. (2019). Statistics explained. Migration and asylum. Eurostat. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/migration-asylum/asylum/database
Harper, F.M., Li, S.X., Chen, Y., & Konstan, J. A. (2007). Social comparison to Motivate Contributions to an Online Community, Proceedings of the International Conference on Persuasive Technology, 148-159. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77006-0_20
Haski-Leventhal, D. (2009). Altruism and Volunteerism: The perceptions of altruism in four disciplines and their impact on the study of volunteerism. Journal for the Theory of Social Behavior, 39(3), 271-299. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5914.2009.00405.x
Lancaster, A, (2022). Why Is Communication Important? Mallory Australian Career Magazine. https://mallory.com.au/cm/why-is-communication-important/
Menz, G. & Caviedes, A. (2010). Labor migration in Europe. Palgrave.
Scafidi, B., Schill, M., Wachter, S. M., & Culhanec, D. P. (1998). An economic analysis of housing abandonment, Journal of Housing Economics, 7(4), 287-303. https://doi.org/10.1006/jhec.1998.0235
Son, L., & Noja, G. (2012). Migratia internationala si impactul asupra pietei muncii, Analiza pe date de tip panel [International Migration and Impact on Labor Market. Data analysis on Panel type], Romanian Statistical Review, 9, 30-39. https://www.revistadestatistica.ro/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/RRS_9_2012_A4_ro.pdf
Theodossiou, I., & Zangelidis, A. (2009). Should I stay or should I go? The effect of gender, education, and unemployment on labor market transitions, Journal Labor Economics, 16(5), 566-577. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2009.01.006
Tudorache, C. (2008). Efectele circulatiei fortei de munca in Uniunea Europeana [The effects of labor market circulation in EU], Revista Economie Teoretica si Aplicata, 91-96. http://store.ectap.ro/articole/142.pdf
Vasile, V., & Zaman, G. (2005). Migratia fortei de munca si dezvoltarea durabila a Romaniei. Abordari teoretico-metodologice. Sistem de indicatori si modele de analiza [Migration of the Labor Market and Sustainable Development of Romania. Theoretical and Methodological approaches. Indicators system and models of analysis]. Expert.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2022 The Authors & LUMEN Publishing House
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant this journalright of first publication, with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work, with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g. post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g. in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as an earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).
Revista Romaneasca pentru Educatie Multidimensionala Journal has an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs
CC BY-NC-ND
