Analysis of Volunteer Motivations among Youth Participating in Service-Learning Projects, An

In this article we learn about a study of functional motivation in a community-based learning program. Using qualitative and quantitative methods, findings suggest that youth volunteers serve out of a need for understanding, a demonstration of values and support for career exploration. Qualitative data provided rich, thick descriptions expressing social and understanding motives as strong forces leading to youth service and a multiple regression analysis indicated a statistically significant relationship between the number of hours served, gender and motivational score.