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Contrasting Expectations in Voluntary Work Abroad

Explore the disparity between expectations and realities in voluntary work abroad through an auto-ethnographic study of a Finnish volunteer in Thailand, shedding light on misconceptions and offering insights for prospective volunteers.

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Contrasting Expectations in Voluntary Work Abroad

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  1. Expectations for voluntarywork vs. the reality Teemu Manninen Univerity of Jyväskylä teemu.s.manninen@jyu.fi manninenteemu.wordpress.com

  2. Researchquestion • Howdoes the expectations for voluntaryworkdifferfrom the reality? – An auto-ethnography of a finnishvolunteer in Thailand

  3. Expectations?

  4. Reality?

  5. Purpose for study • I’minterested in studyingthisissuebecause I volunteered in Thailand for threemonths in a children’s home and I found out that my ownexpectations for the workdifferedfrom the reality I faced • I want to share my experienceswithpeoplewhomightbeinterested in volunteeringabroad and help them to getinformationabout the work

  6. Hypotheses • The expectations for voluntaryworkaremuchmoreworldchangingthan the workreally is. • Volunteersgo to a poor country and theyaregoing to solveall the probles the peoplefacethere

  7. Criticalsourcescited • Lyons, K. (2006). Globalization and social work: International and local implications. British Journal of Social Work 36, 365-380. • Globalization is affecting local social workers’ practices (e.g. problems in cross-border marriages) • “International social workers”?

  8. Criticalsourcescited • Davis, M. , Mitchell, K. , Hall, J. , Lothert, J. , Snapp, T. & Meyer, M. (1999). Empathy, expectations, and situational preferences: Personality influences on the decision to participate in volunteer helping behaviors. Journal of Personality 67:3) • Two groups of people: “self-oriented” and “other-oriented” • “other-oriented” would more likely to do voluntary work

  9. Methodology • Gathering: • Auto-ethnographybased on my ownexpectations and comparingthem to a diary I kept

  10. Thankyou! • Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutvoluntaryworkabroad I wouldbeglad to giveanswers • teemu.s.manninen@jyu.fi

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