Exploring factors having an impact on attitudes and motivations towards volunteering in the undergraduate nursing student population − A comparative study of the UK and Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorDyson, S.E.
dc.contributor.authorKorsah, K.A.
dc.contributor.authorLiu, L.Q.
dc.contributor.authorO’Driscoll, M.
dc.contributor.authorvan den Akker, O.B.A.
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-13T12:31:57Z
dc.date.available2024-05-13T12:31:57Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study explores attitudes and motivations towards volunteering in nursing students in Ghana compared with nursing students in the United Kingdom (UK). Ghana traditionally follows a western model of nurse education, with students studying programmes commensurate in theory and practice, making Ghana a suitable location for a comparative study. We explored similarities and differences in attitudes and motivation towards volunteering to challenge and inform our common place practice towards nursing pedagogy. Ghanaian students displayed positive attitudes towards volunteering, although these did not translate into increased motivation to volunteer while at university. Students reported financial constraints as reasons for not volunteering as did UK students, although Ghanaian students used available resources for daily living expenses, whereas UK students prioritised available resources to pay down student debt. Structured volunteering was absent from both Ghanaian and UK nursing programmes, despite its potential to increase the variety of social groups or situations to which students are exposed, to increase self-confidence and to encourage greater reflection on practice through doing. Structural challenges within countries may provide a better explanation of variation in student motivation towards vol unteering, than cross-cultural variation in attitudes towards volunteering between countries.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103050
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh:8080/handle/123456789/41792
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNurse Education in Practiceen_US
dc.subjectNursingen_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.subjectVolunteeringen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.titleExploring factors having an impact on attitudes and motivations towards volunteering in the undergraduate nursing student population − A comparative study of the UK and Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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