To investigate whether college students still have the energy and motivation to join clubs in the face of heavy pressure from coursework during college. For this purpose, I designed a questionnaire aimed at studying this issue. The survey method was employed in this survey, and the rationale for using it was primarily because it is straightforward to manage and evaluate the results of the questionnaire in a statistically valid manner (Kahneman et al., 2004, p. 1780). By using the survey method, I can cut down on the amount of time, money, and people I spend doing the survey itself. The quantification of results gained through survey methodologies is not a complex undertaking. Given that “a questionnaire survey is a structured survey in which the form and order of survey questions, as well as the way and how often respondents respond, have been predetermined, and that it is written communication, no individual, whether the researcher or the investigator” (Kahneman et al., 2004, p. 1780), has the ability to introduce subjective bias into the survey research findings. Furthermore, I use online surveys to communicate with respondents in a more concise and efficient way. They can fill out the survey anytime and anywhere as long as they have Internet access, which saves a lot of time and workforce compared to traditional surveys (Granello & Wheaton, 2004, p. 387). The questionnaire consisted of 10 questions, including nine multiple-choice questions and one open-ended question. The first question was the respondent’s grade level. The second question was what the respondent thought was their biggest gain from being in the club. The third question was whether or not the respondents thought that their involvement in clubs had an impact on their studies during their time at university. The fourth question was what they would do when faced with a conflict between their studies and club activities. The fifth question was whether or not the clubs they joined were helpful to their growth. The sixth question was how did they feel about participating in clubs. The seventh question was how often the respondents participated in clubs, if at all. The eighth question was about their attitudes towards clubs activities. The ninth question was how many clubs that the respondents is attending right now. The last question was an open-ended question that asked the respondents’ opinion on whether they should join a club or not and why.
I randomly selected a total of 50 college students as the subjects of my survey questionnaire. Among these 50 questionnaires, there were no incomplete questionnaires, and every questionnaire was usable. Among them, 35% were freshmen, 26% were sophomores, 32% were juniors, and 7% were seniors. The distribution is fairly even and basically, represents the different ideas of students in each grade. For the sake of privacy, all the questionnaires they filled out were anonymous, and before filling out the questionnaires, I also clearly told them the purpose of the survey and the processing and analysis of the collected data. I also made sure that each participant was voluntary and that the questionnaires were given to them at their convenience (Fox, Murray & Warm, 2003, p. 170). Of the students who took the survey, 28% thought that participating in clubs during college had a slight impact on their studies, and 6% of the participants thought that clubs had a very strong impact on their studies. The rest of them are artificial that clubs do not affect their study. When faced with the conflict between study and club activities, 83% of the students would put their study first, 5% would put club activities first, and the rest of the respondents thought they could balance their club and study well. It can be seen that 92% of the students participate in clubs, of which 74% participate in one club, 10% in two clubs, and 8% in three or more clubs. 70% of respondents who participate in clubs believe that the activities of clubs are well organized and effective, indicating that the activities of clubs are popular, while only 22% believe that the activities of clubs need to be developed. College students participate in clubs, according to their responses to the open-ended questions, in order to better exercise themselves and enrich their knowledge, expand their horizons, broaden their knowledge, and lay a certain foundation for forming a complete ability structure and adapting to the needs of the broader society in the future, among other reasons. In addition, several of the responders gave suggestions for how the clubs could be made better in the future. They proposed that, first and foremost, the clubs’ public relations could be enhanced in order to increase students’ comprehension of the groups. Exhibitor boards, posters, periodicals, and magazines are available on campus for the purpose of publicizing clubs.
Reference
Fox, J., Murray, C., & Warm, A. (2003). Conducting research using web-based questionnaires: Practical, methodological, and ethical considerations. International journal of social research methodology, 6(2), 167-180.
Granello, D. H., & Wheaton, J. E. (2004). Online data collection: Strategies for research. Journal of Counseling & Development, 82(4), 387-393.
Kahneman, D., Krueger, A. B., Schkade, D. A., Schwarz, N., & Stone, A. A. (2004). A survey method for characterizing daily life experience: The day reconstruction method. Science, 306(5702), 1776-1780.
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