veronique jochum, national council for voluntary organisations (ncvo)
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Slides used by Veronique Jochum (NCVO), at the Big Local ‘I'll do that - volunteering in Big Local areas' learning event, organised as part of the Local Trust programme of networking and learning events for Big Local residents. The event took place on Thursday 25 September 2014.TRANSCRIPT
How and why do people get and stay involved in different types of participation over their lifetime?
Véronique JochumNational Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)25 September 2014
How and why does participation begin and continue?
Research questions
Can trends and patterns of participation be identified over time?
What connections, if any, are there between different forms and episodes of participation and what triggers movement between them?
Approach
3 field work areas:
LeedsEnfieldSuffolk
Individual at the centre
Qualitative research 101 in-depth
interviews
Participation as ‘situated practice’
Stakeholder engagement
Life storiesLiterature review
Mapping workshops
Analytical framework
Approach: Broad view of participation over time
Formative years Middle years Later years
Thinking about your own participation
• What’s your earliest memory of participation?
• When in your life did you participation the least? What kept you from getting more involved in the things you were interested in?
• Is there a link between the activities you have been involved in over your life? If so, what is it?
• What allows you to keep going today?
The factors that shape participationIndividual motivations and resources
Relationships and social networks
Groups and organisations
Local environment and place
Wider societal and global influences
Participation over time
Critical moments
Life stages
Priorities
• Some degree of fluctuation in the levels of intensity and frequency
• Not one linear pathway• Participation is affected by changes in life stage, priorities and
‘critical moments’• Some connections across different activities and through them
Why participation starts
An emotional reactionA personal life eventAn external influence
Practical resourcesLearnt resourcesFelt resources
Groups and organisationsLocal environment and place
Helping othersDeveloping relationshipsExercising values & beliefsHaving influenceFor personal benefitBeing part of something
Why participation continues or stopsFriendship
s
Life event
Relationships
TimeHealth
Enjoyment
Impact
Energy
Conclusions
Participation is personal
People participate in ways that suit them, though it can be encouraged, supported & made more attractive
Participation can increase over time but not automatically
Available from:
www.pathwaysthroughparticipation.org.uk/resources