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ERIC Number: EJ1460784
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Feb
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1059-0145
EISSN: EISSN-1573-1839
Available Date: 2024-08-15
Engaged and Being Inspired: How Science Volunteering Project Experience Drives Women's Intention to Engage in Citizen Science?
Chia-Pin Kao1; Ling-Hui Su2; Ing Liang Wong3; Kuen-Yi Lin4
Journal of Science Education and Technology, v34 n1 p31-44 2025
The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the influence of science volunteering initiatives on the experiences of women and their subsequent inclination to continue volunteering. The research sought to examine the impact of particular social cognitive variables on their eagerness to partake in events and organizations. The study encompassed 369 female volunteers who were affiliated with a science volunteering project administered by the Ministry of Science and Technology in Taiwan. To analyze the proposed relationships, path analysis was employed. By drawing upon the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) model, our discoveries unveiled that investigative learning experiences, self-efficacy, and a professional interest in scientific vocations are significant factors that contribute to the intention to engage in citizen science activities. Importantly, self-efficacy and career interest played pivotal roles as chain mediating variables between learning experiences and the intention to participate in the science volunteer program. This study humbly contributes to the literature on gender by exploring how volunteering experiences impact female participants' intentions to continue their engagement in volunteer work, with the discussion section emphasizing the implications for those interested in sustaining their involvement in volunteer programs and highlighting the contributions of this paper to gender-focused research.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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Author Affiliations: 1Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Department of Child Care and Education, Tainan City, Taiwan; 2National Taipei University of Education, Department of Educational Management, Taipei City, Taiwan; 3Glasgow Caledonian University, Department of Computing and Built Environment, Glasgow, Scotland, UK; 4National Taiwan Normal University, Department of Technology Application & Human Resource Development, International Doctoral Program in Integrative STEM Education, Taipei, Taiwan