Engagement of Polytechnic Students (Pns, Psas & Puo) in Volunteering Activities, a Pilot Study

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Students at Higher Education Institutions need to be nurtured and involved in volunteering activities in line with the need in producing holistic human capital. This quantitative survey study aims to see the fields that students engage in volunteering activities, the characteristics of student volunteering, and the factors and effects of engaging in volunteering activities. The study was conducted online among 961 students. Data were analyzed descriptively and inferentially. The results of the study found that students are most involved in activities that relates to religious field, students have very good volunteering characteristics, the main factor in students engaging in volunteering activities is because they want to improve their skills (SM=4.44; SP=0.60), the effect of students involving involvement in volunteering activities is at a very high level with an overall mean score of 4.32 (SP=0.55), there is a significant difference in the effect of engaging in volunteering activities based on gender where the score of male students is (SM=4.26, SP=0.59) compared to female students ( SM=4.39, SP=0.51) with a value of t=-3.617, P=0.000, students showed high agreement in the recommendations and suggestions given and presented many suggestions and views related to the aspects studied. The study found that students have the willingness to carry out volunteering activities and have a tendency in volunteering activities. Regular studies involving various constructs need to be done in order to see the aspects of volunteerism among students in more detail.