Hypothesis Identification Article Analysis

Research Update : Making the Most of Volunteers : A Study Shows Volunteers Are Giving Their Time In Exchange for Community and Social Benefits

Name of the Student

Course /Subject

Name of Professor

Date Submitted

Research Update : Making the Most of Volunteers : A Study Shows Volunteers Are Giving Their Time In Exchange for Community and Social Benefits ?1 - ?2 0 where ?1 comprise the motivational factors of the volunteer that are based on personal needs and interests while ?2 accounts for the factors that are influenced by social and personal development (Experiment

Resources , 2010 . In like manner , it can be said that the null hypothesis of the study represents the idea that no relationship exists between personal and societal-based reasons for volunteering

A thorough analysis of the article will reveal that the null hypothesis was actually rejected as shown by the enumeration of evidences that link personal interests of the volunteers and their desire to help the society as some of the factors on why they join various organizations Furthermore , it was shown that volunteers join organizations because they want to gain self-fulfillment or because they want to win favors from others . The importance of rejecting the null hypothesis (Trochim 2006 ) and believing in the original notion that volunteerism is influenced by both personal and societal reasons in to allow the cohesion of community and society provides framework on the encouragement of volunteerism empowerment in our society today Consequently , the study emphasizes the importance of testing the hypothesis in...