NOTE: The questions below are retrospective (AFTER). You may also decide to also use it partway through the program, if that would be useful and feasible. (Open-ended elaboration or alternative) (a.2) What, if anything, did you learn about your community through your volunteer experience? (a.3) What, if anything, did you learn about [program] or [agency] through your volunteer experience? (program/agency) NOTE: Code responses for both a.2 and a.3 by categories in a.1 above, as well as by any other types of learning mentioned. (b1) Participants demonstrate skills NOTE: Please read the note that precedes a.1, as it applies here as well. that contribute to NOTE: Items are worded as tasks/behaviours that demonstrate skills i.e., they serve as a for skills. – ”proxy” accomplishing the changes they wish to see as volunteers (Survey or interview with participant) (e.g., find resources, organize (b1.1) Thinking of your most recent volunteer experience, would you say you often, sometimes or never performed events/activities, build each of the following tasks? (Please check the column that best reflects your experience.) supportive relationships with others, carry out specific tasks that help individuals or groups)
NOTE: The questions below are retrospective (AFTER). You may also decide to also use it partway through the program, if that would be useful and feasible. (Open-ended elaboration or alternative) (a.2) What, if anything, did you learn about your community through your volunteer experience? (a.3) What, if anything, did you learn about [program] or [agency] through your volunteer experience? (program/agency) NOTE: Code responses for both a.2 and a.3 by categories in a.1 above, as well as by any other types of learning mentioned. (b1) Participants demonstrate skills that contribute to accomplishing the changes they wish to see as volunteers (e.g., find resources, organize events/activities, build supportive relationships with others, carry out specific tasks that help individuals or groups) NOTE: Please read the note that precedes a.1, as it applies here as well. NOTE: Items are worded as tasks/behaviours that demonstrate skills – i.e., they serve as a ”proxy” for skills. (Survey or interview with participant) (b1.1) Thinking of your most recent volunteer experience, would you say you often, sometimes or never performed each of the following tasks? (Please check the column that best reflects your experience.)
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