Volunteer activity centres in the structure of educational work with students in Belarus: socio-legal aspect

Authors

  • Alesya A. Pokhomova Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Liliya A. Berazuik Belarusian State Economic University, 26 Partyzanski Avenue, Minsk 220070, Belarus

Keywords:

student volunteering, volunteer activity centre, educational opportunities, areas of educational work, interdisciplinarity, recipients of gratuitous assistance, legal regulation of volunteer activity
Supporting Agencies
The article was prepared with the financial support of the Belarusian Republican Foundation for Fundamental Research (research work «Socio-cultural potential of volunteer movement in the system of educational work in higher school of the Republic of Belarus», state registration No. 20231159).

Abstract

The article analyses the experience of organising volunteer activity of students through the implementation of education work in higher education institutions of Belarus. As a rule, the methodological function when working with volunteer students is usually performed by the volunteer activity centres of higher education institutions, as well as the Republican Volunteer Centre. The results of the interdisciplinary study of student volunteering conducted in December 2023 are described. Recommendations on further development of the volunteer movement among students of higher education institutions of Belarus are presented.

Author Biographies

  • Alesya A. Pokhomova, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    PhD (sociology), docent; associate professor at the department of sociology, faculty of philosophy and social sciences

  • Liliya A. Berazuik, Belarusian State Economic University, 26 Partyzanski Avenue, Minsk 220070, Belarus

    assistant at the department of state law disciplines, faculty of law

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Published

2024-09-24

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No. 3 (2024): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology

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Social Researches

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How to Cite

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Pokhomova, .A.A. and Berazuik, L.A. 2024. Volunteer activity centres in the structure of educational work with students in Belarus: socio-legal aspect. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology. 3 (Sep. 2024), 50–56.