Çocuk Refahı Alanında Gönüllü Faaliyetlere Katılım Sağlayan Bireylerin Gönüllülüğe Bakışlarının İncelenmesi

Yıl 2024, , 283 - 311, 26.08.2024

Harun Aslan , Tarık Tuncay

https://doi.org/10.26650/SJ.2022.44.1.0018

Öz

Gönüllülük davranışlarına çeşitli toplumlarda ekonomik, sosyal ya da kültürel nedenlerden dolayı birçok anlam yüklenmiştir. Gönüllülük bazen yalnızca bir hayırseverlik davranışı olarak algılanabilirken bazen de ekonomik kalkınmaya katkı veren davranışlar olarak düşünülmüştür. Gönüllülüğe yönelik toplumsal anlamların keşfinde gönüllülerin ve bu alanda çalışan yöneticilerin görüşleri önemli katkı sağlamaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye’de çocuk refahı alanında gönüllü faaliyetlere katılan gönüllülerin ve yöneticilerin gönüllülük alanındaki deneyimleri temelinde gönüllülük algılarını incelemektir. Çocuk refahı alanı Türkiye özelinde gönüllülük çalışmaları açısından yoğun katılımın olduğu bir kaynak olarak değerlendirilmektedir. Dolayısıyla bu çalışma çocuk refahı alanından 60 gönüllü ile derinlemesine görüşme yoluyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma kapsamında nitel araştırma yöntemi tercih edilmiş olup fenomonolojik araştırma deseni tercih edilmiştir. Anlatılar tematik olarak analiz edilmiş; kişisel düzeyde, aile ve sosyal çevre düzeyinde ve toplumsal düzeyde bakış açısı olmak üzere üç tema belirlenerek ayrıntılı olarak tartışılmıştır. Araştırma kapsamında, bireylerin gönüllülüğe yönelik algılarında sahip olduğu kendi kişisel deneyimlerinin yanı sıra aile, arkadaş çevresinin ve yaşadıkları toplumun bakış açısının onların gönüllülük algılarını etkilediği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Konuyla ilgili gelecek araştırmalarda gönüllülük faaliyetlerinin sıkça yer aldığı yaşlı refahı, kadına yönelik şiddet ve kadın hakları, afet durumları ve doğal çevrenin korunması gibi alanlar üzerinden yapılacak çalışmalar gönüllülük çabalarının farklı sosyal hizmetler alanlarında nasıl algılandığının ortaya konulmasına yönelik daha bütüncül bir perspektif oluşmasına imkân tanıyabilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Gönüllülük, Gönüllü, Gönüllülük Algısı, Çocuk Refahı, Nitel Araştırma

Examining the Volunteering Perspectives of Individuals Participating in Child Welfare Volunteer Activities

Öz

Acts of volunteerism can be observed in schools, hospitals, and religious institutions, as well as and even more so in nearby streets and apartments. Volunteering behaviors mean different things in different societies based on economic, social, and cultural reasons. While volunteering may sometimes be perceived only as a philanthropic behavior, other times it is considered as the behaviors that contribute to economic development. The opinions of volunteers and administrators working in this field play a significant role in uncovering these meanings. In this context, the study aims to investigate the perceptions that volunteers and managers who participate in Türkiye’s child welfare volunteer activities have toward volunteering based on their experiences volunteering in this field. The field of child welfare is considered a source of intense participation in terms of volunteer work in Türkiye. Therefore, this study has conducted in-depth interviews with 60 volunteers in the field of child welfare. The research has preferred the qualitative research method and phenomenological research design within its scope. The participants’ narratives have been analyzed thematically, with three themes being identified and discussed in detail regarding their perspectives: the personal level, the family and social environment level, and the societal level. These themes reveal the importance of understanding how volunteering is perceived in Türkiye. The research has concluded that individuals’ personal experiences and the perspectives of family, friends, and the society in which one lives are able to affect one’s perceptions about volunteering. Conducting future research on the subject as well as studies on areas where volunteering activities are frequently involved, such as elderly welfare, violence against women and women’s rights, disaster situations, and how to protect the natural environment, may enable a more holistic perspective to be formed in order to reveal how volunteering efforts are perceived in different social services fields.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Volunteerism, Volunteer, Perceptions on volunteering, Child welfare, Qualitative research

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