Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2016/Volunteering motivation: Altruism or egoism?

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Hi I have found a very interesting article that you may find helpful to begin your chapter. It is titled: Why do they do it? A qualitative interpretive meta-synthesis of crisis volunteers' motivations. It can be accessed through the university library website using EBSCOhost http://web.b.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/ehost/detail/detail?vid=4&sid=c07aa440-0b2a-4f0f-929f-c2ca31c2f455%40sessionmgr105&hid=116&bdata=#AN=93680595&db=heh The information in the introduction will help you with your definition and overview sections and also see page 328 for information regarding Maslow's hierarchy of needs which you could use for one of your main theoretical framework headings. The study yielded 6 themes which you could discuss throughout your chapter including:

• internal motivation to make an external difference
• volunteer existentialism
• lived experience
• internal/ personal fulfilment
• lack of support
• lack of direction

I hope this is helpful for you, best of luck! --LeoDean1993 (discuss • contribs) 09:25, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

Heading casing

FYI, the convention on Wikiversity is for lower-cased headings. For example, use: ==Cats and dogs== rather than ==Cats and Dogs== -- Jtneill - Talk - c 23:20, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

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Overall Overall, this is a solid chapter which successfully integrates theory and research to address the question. For more feedback see these copyedits and the comments below. Theory In the Overview, provide a clearer outline about the role of egoism vs. altruism in volunteering. And there is no mention of the functional perspective? Abbreviate the general theoretical material about volunteering and provide references and links to further information (e.g., related chapters and Wikipedia articles). This would allow greater emphasis on addressing the specific topic in the title and subtitle. Addition of case studies or additional examples could be helpful. Functional perspective is well used as a theoretical framework. Research Several useful and appropriate studies are discussed and integrated with a functional perspective of volunteering. When describing important research studies, provide some indication of the nature of the method. When discussing important research findings, indicate the size of effects in addition to whether or not there was an effect or relationship. Written expression Written expression Write for an international, not just an Australian, audience. Write in third person rather than first person (e.g., avoid "I', "we", "our", "your" etc.). Some paragraphs are overly long. Each paragraph should communicate one key idea in three to five sentences. Layout See earlier comments about heading casing Learning features Add Interwiki links (e.g., to relevant Wikipedia articles and other Wikiversity book chapters) to make the text more interactive. Quiz questions could be used to encourage reader engagement. APA style The reference list is not in full APA style. Check and correct the APA style formatting of in-text citations. Use APA style for table and figure captions.

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 05:14, 11 November 2016 (UTC)

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Overall Overall, this is a very basic presentation. Structure and content Overview Limited Use the Overview to set up the problem to be solved (the question i.e., the subtitle for the book chapter). Tell the listener what they will find out about if they watch this presentation. Selection and organisation Overly focused on the Volunteer Functions framework which differs from the egoism vs. altruism question Basic coverage of VF theory. No coverage of research. Perhaps consider using more illustrative examples. Only a brief mention in the conclusion of what can be said in relation to the question. Citations and references are included. Conclusion No convincing theoretical or research basis presented for the Conclusion. A Conclusion slide summarising the take-home messages / key points could be helpful. Communication Audio Audio is too fast to easily comprehend - consider slowing down. See this article for more information about speaking rates. Leave longer pauses between sentences. Consider using greater intonation to enhance engagement.[1] Image/Video Increase font size to make text easier to read; reduce the amount of text. Consider including more images, figures, and/or tables. The combination of images and text is effective. Production quality Overall, basic production. Meta-data Rename the title so that it includes the subtitle (and matches the book chapter). Link to chapter provided. Good use of the Description field to provide relevant information. Audio recording quality A fair bit of white noise - consider using an external microphone to improve audio recording quality. Image/video recording quality Effective use of simple tools. Licensing The stated license in the description doesn't match the selected youtube license. The copyright licenses and sources of the images are indicated.

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 00:10, 22 November 2016 (UTC)