MEANING, VOLUNTEER BEHAVIOR AND SOCIALIZATION PROCESSES THAT SUPPORT VOLUNTEER BEHAVIOR OF STUDENTS FOR SURAT THANI RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The objectives of the research article were to 1) study the meaning and characteristics of volunteer behavior of students of Surat Thani Rajabhat University, and 2) study the socialization factors that support volunteer behavior of students for Surat Thani Rajabhat University. This was a qualitative research that studies data from documents, field study, in-depth interviews, focus group. By was selected purposive sampling, key informants include student representatives from the Student Organization, all 6 faculties, 5 people each, totaling 30 people, content analysis data and summarized overall. The study was found that: 1. meaning of volunteerism is Helping others and society voluntarily, voluntarily, thinking of the common good over the personal benefit. Without expecting anything in return there is a volunteer work process that consists of planning, doing, monitoring and evaluation. Characteristics of volunteers are  has a self-sacrificing heart, is generous, generous, generous, and does not think that it is a task, but out of satisfaction and voluntary. By Behavior performance are has awareness and taking into account the benefits and happiness of the public and society as the main See the value of taking care of the common things. And 2. socialization factors are social learning process in which individuals in society trained and transmitting and cultivating culture both directly and indirectly, namely 1) family institutions, 2) educational institutions, 3) friends groups, 4) mass communication institutions, and 5) religious institutions. Through the process is verbal training/teaching Role Modeling Punishment Motivation with Rewards Establish Rules and Consensus and self-learning.