| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立高雄師範大學 === 成人教育研究所 === 100 === A Study of the Correlation between Service Learning and the Sense of the Meaning of Life Targeting the HoChi Universal Love Light Messengers
Abstract
This research aims to explore and analyze the correlation between service learning and the sense of the meaning of life through studies on the Light Messengers of HoChi Universal Love. Studies in this research begin from collecting, exploring, and analyzing research literature relating to HoChi Universal Love Cultural and Educational Foundation, followed by the proposal of the research framework, compilation of the survey questionnaire, and implementation of the pre-test. Based on the preceding tests and analysis, this research develops the “The Questionnaire Survey for the Study on the Correlation between Service Learning and the Sense of the Meaning of Life in the HoChi Universal Love Light Messengers” as the research tool. The pool of subjects is configured as the Light Messengers who have participated in the Love of Ten Week Course. Fifteen Mercy Corps Fields or Points of Light were selected from the pool through purposive sampling. The final sample consists of 421 Light Messengers, who were invited to participate in a questionnaire survey. As a result, 352 questionnaires were returned, yielding a return rate of 83.61%. The returned questionnaires were then subjected under the test of SPSS12.0 for descriptive statistics analysis, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis. The results of the analyses are then further discussed in the latter sections.
The following results have been derived from the studies.
1.HoChi Universal Love Light Messengers have good perception towards the concept of service learning, especially in the dimension of “service beliefs”.
2.HoChi Universal Love Light Messengers have a good perception towards the concept of sense of meaning for life, especially in the dimension of “spirituality”.
3.The group of HoChi Universal Love Light Messengers over 51 years old with more than five years of constant service has the highest level of cognition towards service learning.
4.The group of HoChi Universal Love Light Messengers over 51 years old, with highly satisfying annual income, and with more than five years of constant service has the highest level of cognition towards the sense of the meaning of life.
5.The HoChi Universal Love Light Messengers who have better feelings towards service learning have a higher sense of the meaning of life.
6.“Service learning” has significant predictive power towards the “sense of the meaning of life”. In which, “service beliefs” is most predictive towards the “sense of the meaning of life”.
Bases on the results, this research have also proposed relevant recommendations for actual practices and future studies. Results of this research provide as a good reference for the practice of HoChi Universal Love Light Messengers and HoChi Universal Love Cultural and Educational Foundation, as well as further studies on the relevant subject.
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