Wirkungsnachweis aus der Literatur
development of civic engagement skills for volunteers
gesellschaftliche Partizipation
It is clear from the evidence presented that young people did, on the whole, feel that they benefited from active involvement in Gamechangers cause campaigns. Their responses indicate that the vast majority had learned to think about their role in the community (83%) and their role as citizens (80%), as well as helping young people to think about the various contributions that they could make to society on a day-to-day basis (82%). Participants tended to strongly/agree that volunteering had enabled them to meet people from different cultures and backgrounds (87%), opened their eyes to how other people lived and experienced the world (88%) and this made them more conscious about the needs of others and the importance of helping them (78%).
Beschreibung der Aktivität
Gamechangers programme administered by the independent charity Vinspired
Vinspired is an initiative promoting and enabling volunteering, aims to make volunteering diverse, attractive and accessible to a wide range of young people; Gamechangers is a programme enabling young people to volunteer at major sporting events.
Großbritannien
over 2500 volunteers
young people (aged 14-19)
teilnehmende Kinder und Jugendliche
Evaluierung der Aktivität
Quantitative Fragebogenerhebung (schriftlich/offline), Qualitative Interviewbefragungen (persönlich), Teilnehmende Beobachtung, Fokusgruppen, Sekundäranalyse von Daten, Dokumenten, audiovisuellen Materialien etc.
Primary data was collected via the following methods: • Questionnaire survey of 200 Gamechangers volunteers engaged as active participants and leaders; • Placement observations with Gamechangers volunteers and leaders; • One-to-one interviews; • Evaluation reports; • Focus group with leaders, and voluntary, statutory and community-based stakeholder partners and stakeholders; • Focus group interviews with parents and local residents, and YNC; • Documentary analysis of existing quantitative and qualitative data (local, regional, national) and published reports (including policy) on this and similar initiatives.
Gamechangers’ capacity to foster civic skills: Volunteer responses
Enabled me to think about my role in the community; Helped me to think about my role as a citizen; Enabled me to think about my contribution to ‘society’; Allowed me to understand something about the ‘big society’; Allowed me to engage with people from different cultures and backgrounds; Opened my eyes about how our people live and experience the world; Made me more conscious about other people and the importance of helping them; Enabled me to feel part of something important and special; Gave me the opportunity to explore ‘society’ from a different perspective; Enabled me to appreciate the importance of hard work.
strongly agree; agree; stayed the same; disagree; strongly disagree
October 2010-March 2012