PENGLIBATAN DAN MOTIVASI KESUKARELAWANAN: KE ARAH MEMUPUK SEMANGAT KESUKARELAWAN DALAM KALANGAN MAHASISWA/(The Involvement and Motivation of Volunteerism: Toward Nurturing the Spirit of Volunteerism among Students)

Research on the identification of the involvement and motivation of students in volunteerism is needed in assisting the administrators of higher education institutions to develop volunteerism programs that can be used to encourage students' participation in the community works. This paper thus aims to (1) identify the involvement of students at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in volunteerism and to (2) identify the relationship between motivation to carry out works of volunteerism by gender and year of study. Data were analyzed using SPSS for Windows. A total number of 100 students at UKM were selected as the research participants. This quantitative study was conducted using cross-sectional survey design and the data were analyzed using descriptive and correlation analysis. The research found that the majority of students who participated in this study have been involved in carrying out volunteer works (89%) at the time of survey. Nevertheless many of them were still new in their involvement in volunteerism - less than six months (38%). The majority of them reported that they were satisfied and excited with volunteer works (89 percent). The main factors of students' involvement in the volunteer works were the willingness to help the community (39 percent) and the motivation to explore new experiences (33 percent). The correlational analysis indicated that there was a significant relationship between motivation of volunteering and gender (r = 0621, p