The institutionalization of mandatory volunteerism : the tension between building the ‘heartware’ and the rational pursuit of qualifications.

• Main Author: Lee, Constance Kang Hui.
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social institutions
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51670
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This research study argues that the institutionalization of mandatory volunteerism gives rise to the tension between building the ‘heartware’ and the rational pursuit of ‘qualifications’ among Singaporean youths using a critical perspective. This paper seeks to extend past research on mandatory volu...