The Role of Youth Councils in Developing a Voluntary Culture in Hebron Governorate

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the role of youth councils in developing a voluntary culture in the Hebron governorate. The study used descriptive and analytical methods, whereby the questionnaire was used to collect data. The study was conducted on a sample of (229) young men and women from the Hebron governorate, who were selected randomly, and the study found. However, the extent of the effectiveness of youth councils in promoting volunteer culture from the point of view of youth was to a large extent. And that the reality of the energy of individuals' performance in volunteer work within youth councils and the role of youth councils in educating young people and enhancing their skills towards volunteering was significant, and the study also found that the obstacles to developing volunteer culture in youth councils were to a large extent. The results also showed no statistically significant differences in the total score of the study sample's estimates of the effectiveness of youth councils in promoting voluntary education and its fields due to the variable of sex, age, and place of residence. It also showed that there were no statistically significant differences in the total score of the study sample's estimates of the obstacles to developing a voluntary culture in youth councils and the areas (personal handicaps, social and cultural barriers, and economic and political obstacles) due to the variable of gender and place of residence.