Wirkungsnachweis aus der Literatur
development of feelings of being valued by means of community involvement
gesellschaftliche Stellung bzw. Wahrnehmung
Participation in citizenship projects was seen by stakeholders a means of connecting young people with their communities and receiving positive feedback from them. These qualitative findings reflects the findings of previous research which shows that community involvement for young people can lead to feelings of being valued and taken seriously by others in the community (Barnett & Brennan, 2006; Note: This is a secondary source. For more information, please check the bibliography of UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre 2012.) and increased selfesteem and recognition by the community (Scales and Leffert, 1999; Note: This is a secondary source. For more information, please check the bibliography of UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre 2012). The feedback from young people in this study highlighted that helping others brought them great satisfaction and exhilaration and helped them to feel part of something bigger than themselves.
Beschreibung der Aktivität
Foróigne Citizenship programme
The purpose of the programme is to promote community awareness and connection for young people, being implemented in youth clubs and projects.
Großbritannien
total participants 2011: 2494;
teilnehmende Kinder und Jugendliche
Evaluierung der Aktivität
Quantitative Fragebogenerhebung (schriftlich/offline), Qualitative Interviewbefragungen (persönlich), Fokusgruppen, Sekundäranalyse von Daten, Dokumenten, audiovisuellen Materialien etc.
In order to address various domains, a combination of literature review, qualitative and quantitative methods was used. The academic literature in relation to youth citizenship and civic engagement was reviewed in order to put the Foróige Citizenship Programme in context. The review of literature involved a search of academic databases such as Web of Knowledge and Science Direct and a search of the NUI, Galway library using key words such as ‘youth citizenship’ and ‘civic engagement’. The qualitative methods included a review of secondary data, interviews and focus groups. Groups entering the citizenship awards submit a project report from to Foróige which includes details about the group and the project they have undertaken. The aim of the youth survey was to use standardised measures to assess whether participation in the Foróige Youth Citizenship Programme impacted on participants’ civic attitudes and behaviour.
youth survey: 289 participants at Time 1, 177 participants at Time 2
2010-2011