| Title: |
Examining Strategies for Undergraduate Student Volunteer Engagement and Management in a Community-Based Sport-for-Development Program |
| Authors: |
Simms, Jake; Trad, Alyssa M.; Richards, Kevin Andrew; Woolf, Jules |
| Contributors: |
College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Source: |
Recreational Sports Journal ; volume 48, issue 1, page 75-84 ; ISSN 1558-8661 1558-867X |
| Publisher Information: |
SAGE Publications |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Description: |
Volunteers play a crucial role in sport organizations, particularly in the nonprofit context, but there is a need for theoretically informed studies to improve their experience and intentionally develop their skillsets. This study aimed to examine strategies for undergraduate volunteer engagement and management in a community-based sport-for-development (SFD) program. The strategies evaluated in this study were reflective journaling, daily debrief meetings, and autonomy-driven task design and responsibilities, guided by self-determination theory (SDT). Through analysis of semi-structured interviews with volunteers ( n = 25) and their reflective journals, findings revealed that these strategies enhanced undergraduate volunteers’ experiences by increasing their perceived competence, relatedness, and autonomy. This study highlights the importance of using SDT-aligned strategies to enhance volunteer engagement and program delivery. These findings have implications for student volunteer recruitment and retention, as well as improving the overall effectiveness of SFD organizations. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1177/15588661241236407 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1177/15588661241236407; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/15588661241236407; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/15588661241236407 |
| Rights: |
https://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.84BF8AD1 |
| Database: |
BASE |