Wirkungsnachweis aus der Literatur

Mittelfristig (1 bis 5 Jahre)
Mikro (Individuum)
Psychisch & Physiologisch

more conscious attitude and higher awareness gained for a wide range of social issues for some participants

gesellschaftliche Stellung bzw. Wahrnehmung

The qualitative findings show that there are very interested and well-informed participants. Whilst many of them say the project had no effect on their interest in social, political and European issues, some of them clearly report in the second interview that their participation in the project resulted in an interest for new topics in the area of social, political and European issues. In particular, interest increased concerning the venue country of their project as well as current developments in their countries and in Europe. The latter applies especially to interviewees with interest in social, political and European issues before the project. All in all, interest in both social and political issues is supported through the project. As a result, a more conscious attitude and higher awareness is gained of a wider range of social issues such as equality, racism, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQI*) persons and topics in public discourse. Interviewees also acknowledge the need to learn more about such issues, develop a stronger desire to dig deeper into public matters and to explore these issues in more detail.

Beschreibung der Aktivität

Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme
A main objective of the Erasmus+ Programme in the field of youth is to empower and encourage young people to participate actively in society through the promotion of active citizenship and participation in society and democratic life in Europe in line with the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty (European Parliament and Council, 2013). Projects funded through E+/YiA should contribute to the development of competences relevant for participation and active citizenship as well as to the engagement of young people as active citizens in society.
europaweit
surveyed project participants: under 15 years: 4,7%, 15-17 years: 32,3%, 18-20 years: 28,5%, 21-25 years: 21,4%, 26-30 years: 13,1% surveyed project leaders: under 15 years: 0%, 15-17 years: 3,9%, 18-20 years: 8,5%, 21-25 years: 42,6%, 36-30 years: 45%
teilnehmende Kinder und Jugendliche PraktikerInnen/ JugendarbeiterInnen/ MentorInnen
Freiwillig engagierte Jugendliche

Evaluierung der Aktivität

The research questions are addressed through a mixed-method approach using quantitative and qualitative social research methods. Standardised multilingual online surveys were conducted with project participants and project leaders/team members as well as with a control group at four stages: before the core activity/the intensive phase of the project , two to three months after the end of the activity, one year after the end of the activity and again two to three years after the end of the activity. At each of the four stages (‘survey waves’ or ‘measurements’), the participants and project leaders were asked the same questions, including the same answer items in order to assess their participation/citizenship competences and practices in each survey wave and, thus, the change between the surveys. In addition, questions related to their profile and previous activities outside the project context were also addressed. In parallel, complementary qualitative interviews were conducted at three different stages: before the core activity/the intensive phase of the project, one year after its end and again two to three years after its end.
online survey: 449 project participants and 129 project leaders qualitative interviews: 82 participants
Interviews and surveys took place between 2015 and 2018.
Österreich
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