WHY DO PEOPLE IN THAILAND NEED TO HELP EACH OTHER? CIVIL SOCIETY VOLUNTEERS TO PREVENT AND SOLVE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019: A CASE STUDY OF THE ZEN-DAI GROUP
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Volunteering, Civic Participation, Preventing and Solving the Spread of COVID-19, the Zen-dai GroupAbstract
The objectives of the study were: 1) to investigate the problems and causes of civic volunteering in preventing and solving the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic of the Zen-dai group, 2) to investigate the guidelines for the development of civic volunteering in preventing and solving the problem of the spread of future epidemics. This study was a qualitative case study research using secondary data synthesis techniques, including in-depth interviews. Thematic analysis and content analysis were used to analyze secondary documents such as publications, online media, news and media interviews. The reliability of the information was confirmed through method triangulation. It was found that the causes of civic volunteering for preventing and combat the spread of COVID-19 in the Zen-dai group are due to circumstances and conditions that include government policies, the external environment, and factors related to performance and motivation, all of which contribute to a negative state. Guidelines for the development of civic volunteerism to prevent and combat the COVID-19 epidemic in the case study include developing the primary care system, incorporating new forms of volunteering and promoting a positive attitude towards volunteering.
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