Student Volunteers: A National Profile
This is an analysis of student volunteering, which was carried out with respondents to wave two of the Futuretrack survey. The research was commissioned to celebrate Student Volunteering Week 2010 and to increase knowledge and information about students volunteering in the UK.
Respondents were full time students at UK higher education institutions enrolled on an undergraduate degree programme. Respondents were surveyed during summer and autumn 2007 to record their experiences of their first year at university or college.
Key findings include:
• 15.3% of undergraduates reported that they volunteered with a charity in their first year of studies;
• Volunteering rates were highest among students studying medicine/dentistry and social sciences;
• Students at higher ranking universities (ranked by entry tariff points) reported the highest volunteering rates;
• Volunteering rates were higher among some minority groups, including most ethnic minority students, students
with a disability and those with caring responsibilities;
• Students who volunteer were more likely to take part in other extracurricular activities (on and off campus);
• The most common reason for volunteering is to help someone or the community.
Author(s): Clare Holdsworth
AGCAS Member Organisation (or Publisher): Keele University
Other Publishers: Volunteering England, Institute for Volunteering Research, Futuretrack
Production date: 2010
How to obtain: The report is available to download below.
Communities: Graduate Labour Market, Employability
Audiences: Academics, Careers practitioners , Employers
Format: Web
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