6 Motivation
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John Gal
Abstract
As individuals with agency in their role as either professionals or private citizens, the decision by social workers to engage in policy will inevitably be influenced by their motivation to do so. This understanding requires us to explore the factors that are associated with the motivation of individual social workers in different positions to engage in policy-related activities. The chapter looks at various facets of the motivation of social workers to engage in policy. These include the civic voluntarism model, motivation theory, personality traits, institutional motivation and gender and ethnicity.
Abstract
As individuals with agency in their role as either professionals or private citizens, the decision by social workers to engage in policy will inevitably be influenced by their motivation to do so. This understanding requires us to explore the factors that are associated with the motivation of individual social workers in different positions to engage in policy-related activities. The chapter looks at various facets of the motivation of social workers to engage in policy. These include the civic voluntarism model, motivation theory, personality traits, institutional motivation and gender and ethnicity.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- List of figures and tables viii
- Acknowledgements ix
- Introduction 1
- On the social work–social policy interface 13
- The environments 41
- Opportunity 61
- Facilitation 81
- Motivation 102
- Explaining the policy engagement of social workers and beyond 120
- Notes 131
- References 132
- Index 167
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- List of figures and tables viii
- Acknowledgements ix
- Introduction 1
- On the social work–social policy interface 13
- The environments 41
- Opportunity 61
- Facilitation 81
- Motivation 102
- Explaining the policy engagement of social workers and beyond 120
- Notes 131
- References 132
- Index 167
