| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立暨南國際大學 === 成人與繼續教育研究所 === 94 === Title of Thesis: A Study on the Service Learning Experience of Tzu Chi Community Volunteers， Participation in the Character Education Program---The Case of Da-Ai Mothers at Young-Guang Elementary School
Name of Institute: Graduate Institute of Adult and Continuing Education, National Chi Nan University Total Pages:150
Graduate Date: Feb, 2006 Degree Conferred: Master
Name of Student: Hsu Mi Fang Advisor: Dr. Chang-Ning Chao
Abstract
This research aims at probing into the motivation of Tzu Chi community volunteers’ participation in the character education program service of a primary school, the learning experience and its outcome, and the view on the school interaction with the community. Using the qualitative research proceeds with the study of Tzu Chi community volunteers’ participation in the character education service program of Young-Guang Primary School. The researcher utilizes the semi-structural interview, the informal interview, and the document collection. The researcher looks forward to deeply understanding the service learning experience of the Tzu Chi community volunteers, the findings of the research are stated as follows:
1. Because of their identification with the concept of Tzu Chi, the volunteers participate in the service of character education program of Young-Guang Primary School.
2. The motivation of the volunteers’ participation is multiple.
3. Participation in various kinds of learning activities will increase the volunteers’ teaching ability.
4. After participating in serving, the volunteers have improved their ability of introspection and problem solving, have founed the value of self-existence after participating and have changed their behavior.
5. The atmosphere in the volunteers’ families has been improved after participating in the service program.
6. The volunteers have learned to help the school to solve problems and improve their relationship with others.
According to the conclusions above-mentioned, this research offers some suggestions.
First, the Tzu Chi community volunteers can encourage the community parents to enter the campus and participate in service programs through various kinds of activities, such us the activity of school anniversary, the parents-teaching association and so on. The school can run more relevant education lectures for parents, and offer the public lessons to increase the upbringing ability of the community people. The school can run coaching knowledge seminar to improve the volunteers’ coaching skills. In the aspect of research participants, I suggest that researchers can look for the different groups of Tzu Chi Community Volunteers to be the research participants, such us the Tzu Cheng Volunteer Team, and compare the different experience and the change happening among the research participants. As for future studies, besides expanding research ranges and areas, researchers can also make a comparison and contrast between the service learning of the Tzu Chi community volunteers in different areas, and moreover find the way to understand the service learning experience more deeply.
Keyword: Tzu Chi community volunteers, service learning, character education program, school and the community
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