Vloga prostovoljskih organizacij pri izobraževanju lokalnih skupnosti: Primer Gambije

Močnik, Maruša (avtor), Ermenc, Klara S. (mentor), Vidmar, Ksenija H. (mentor)

V magistrskem delu se ukvarjamo z vplivom prostovoljskih organizacij na lokalno skupnost v Gambiji. Prostovoljske organizacije igrajo pomembno vlogo pri podpori državnemu šolskemu sistemu pri izobraževanju v osnovni šoli. Problematika revščine s katero se država srečuje, predstavlja velik problem pri zagotovitvi ustrezne infrastrukture in učnih pripomočkov, zato nekaj odstotkov otrok v Gambiji, kljub temu, da je šolanje obvezno, še vedno ne hodi v šolo. Pomen raziskave za disciplini sociologije in pedagogike je, osvetlitev problematike prostovoljnega dela na področju izobraževanja, saj je za vzgojno-izobraževalno delo z otroki potrebna primerna usposobljenost prostovoljcev, pomanjkljivo znanje pa lahko tudi negativno vpliva na lokalno skupnost. Namen raziskave je preveriti, kako prostovoljci doživljajo svoje prostovoljsko delo in ali so s svojim delom, po njihovem mnenju, doprinesli korist lokalni skupnosti. V raziskavi se pri prvem raziskovalnem vprašanju sprašujemo, ali, kako in na katerih področjih se prostovoljci izobražujejo za prostovoljno delo. Pred prostovoljnim delom je zaradi različnega predznanja prostovoljcev potrebno izpeljati usposabljanje, ki mora biti kakovostno izvedeno. Kljub temu, da bilo izvedeno predhodno usposabljanje prostovoljcev pa učenje prostovoljcev najbolj intenzivno poteka prav v vsakdanjih situacijah, kar imenujemo situacijsko učenje. V drugem raziskovalnem vprašanju se sprašujemo, kakšno je bilo razmerje med prostovoljnim delom in prostim časom na poletni odpravi v Gambijo, leta 2018. Ugotovili smo, da je prostovoljno delo časovno in namensko prevladovalo nad prostim časom. Pri tretjem raziskovalnem vprašanju nas je zanimalo, kakšni so splošni motivi za prostovoljstvo in kakšni so motivi na področju izobraževanja. Ugotovili smo, da je motivacija prostovoljcev v prvi vrsti povezana z željo po prostovoljskem delu, sledijo dobra priložnost za prostovoljno delo in želja po spoznavanju nove kulture. V ospredju so motivi povezani s prostovoljstvom, v ozadju pa najdemo tudi voluntristične motive. Pri četrtem raziskovalnem vprašanju ugotavljamo, komu je po mnenju prostovoljcev prostovoljstvo največ doprineslo, prostovoljcem, organizaciji ali lokalni skupnosti. Po mnenju udeleženk raziskave, je imela največjo korist lokalna skupnost, tako v smislu izobraževanja kot v finančnem smislu, saj prostovoljci prinašajo nove načine poučevanja, novo znanje in tehnologije, hkrati pa pomagajo lokalnemu prebivalstvu tudi finančno. Pri petem raziskovalnem vprašanju nas je zanimalo, kakšni so bili po mnenju prostovoljcev pozitivni in negativni vplivi prostovoljstva za lokalno skupnost v Gambiji. Kot pozitivne vplive so udeleženke raziskave izpostavile prinašanje novega znanja in ozaveščanje o problematikah, pomoč sebi in drugim, finančna pomoč in spoznavanje kulture. Negativni vplivi, s katerimi je povezano prostovoljstvo pa so spreminjanje načina življenja lokalnih skupnosti in težave z vzpostavljanjem zaupanja do prostovoljcev.

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: prostovoljno delo, skupnost, skupnostno izobraževanje, prostovoljci, Gambija
• Vrsta gradiva: Magistrsko delo/naloga
• Organizacija: FF - Filozofska fakulteta
• Leto izida: 2021
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-127397
• Datum objave v RUL: 04.06.2021

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Naslov: The role of voluntary organizations in educating local communities: An example of the Gambia

Izvleček

In the master's thesis, we deal with the impact of voluntary organizations on the local community in The Gambia. Voluntary organizations play an important role in supporting the public school system in primary school education. The problem of poverty faced by the state poses a major problem in providing adequate infrastructure and facilities, so a few percent of children in The Gambia, despite the fact that schooling is compulsory, still do not go to school. The importance of research for the discipline of sociology and pedagogy is to shed light on the issue of volunteering in the field of education, as educational work with children requires appropriate training of volunteers, and lack of knowledge can also negatively affect the local community. The purpose of the research is to check how volunteers experience their volunteer work and whether, in their opinion, they have contributed to the benefit of the local community through their work. In the research, the first research question asks whether and how and in which areas volunteers are trained to volunteer. Before volunteering, due to the different prior knowledge of volunteers, it is necessary to carry out training, which must be carried out with quality. Despite the fact that the training is carried out, the learning of volunteers takes place most intensively in everyday situations, which we call situational learning. In the second research question, we ask what was the relationship between volunteering and leisure on a summer trip to The Gambia in 2018. We found that volunteering prevailed over leisure in time and purpose. In the third research question, we were interested in what are the general motives for volunteering and what are the motives in the field of education. We found that the motivation of volunteers is primarily related to the desire to volunteer, followed by a good opportunity to volunteer and a desire to learn about a new culture. In the foreground are motifs related to volunteering, and in the background we also find voluntaristic motifs. In the fourth research question, we find out to whom, in the opinion of volunteers, volunteering contributed the most, to the volunteers, the organization or the local community. According to the participants in the research, the local community has benefited the most, both in terms of education and financially, as volunteers bring new ways of teaching, new knowledge and technologies, while also helping the local population financially. In the fifth research question, we were interested in which, according to the volunteers, were the positive and negative impacts of volunteering for the local community in The Gambia. As positive impacts, the participants of the research pointed out the bringing of new knowledge and awareness of the problems, helping themselves and others, financial assistance and learning about new culture. However, the negative impacts associated with volunteering are: changing the way of life of local communities and the difficulty of building trust in volunteers.

• Ključne besede: volunteering, community, community education, volunteers, The Gambia