本研究旨在探討當前大學生對志願工作特質的認知和參與意願的程度，而以臺大、 文大、交大及東海之大二學生為選樣研究對象，實得有效樣本為四一○人，其中男生二五 四人，女生為一五六人。 　　本研究採問卷方式收集資料，並利用統計分析為分析資料之方法。由於無現成量表可 資研究之用，乃依研究目的與架構自行設計問卷，問卷之信度和效度均達到標準。 　　主要研究結果發現：（一）大學生對志願服務工作的認知均較為積極正向，認為志工 都在性格上比較善良、積極樂觀、有正義感、肯學習和犧性奉獻的人。（二）絕大多數大 學生均未參與志願服務工作，且對未來是否參與志願服務工作的意願上，只有不到一半的 人表示願意。（三）未來是否參與志願服務工作的考慮和對志願服務工作認知之間，有相 關存在。 　　根據本研究結果，建議各大學宜訂定志願服務工作方案，提供學生實際參與志願服務 之機會，以美化社會。在通識課程中開授有關志願服務之課程，以啟發學生在課餘多參與 志願服務工作，並可採取以公共務方式替代記過，以處罰犯錯的學生。

　　　　　The purpose of this study in to investigate college students' perception on characteristics of voluntary work and level of willingness of participating in voluntary work. Four-hundred and ten sophomores, 254 males and 156 females, from Taiwan University, University of Chinese Culture, Chiao Tung University and Tunghai University were participated as subjects in the study. The questionnaire, developed by the researcher, was used as instrument to collect data and statistical procedure were applied to analyze data. The validity and relibility of the instrument were highly satisfactory. The results of the study indicates: 1. College students have positive attitude toward voluntary work. They peceive volunteer as a person who is kind, optimistic, fair, altruistic and love of learning. 2.Most of the subjects are not taken part in voluntary work and merely half of the subjects show willingness in participating voluntary work. 3.Correlation between perception on characteristics of voluntary work and willingness of participating in voluntary work of students are also found in the study. According to the results of the results of the study, it is recommended that the college develops voluntary program to offer opportunity to students to serve the community, to offer course of voluntary work on general educational program and replace public service for punishment when students have misconducts.