Wirkungsnachweis aus der Literatur

Mittelfristig (1 bis 5 Jahre)
Mikro (Individuum)
Politisch

no changes in conventional political participation

politische Kompetenzen und Partizipation

The clear majority of interviewees take part in elections on a regular basis, and respectively they express their intention to vote once they are eligible. In contrast, most interviewees did not or do not run for office and/or engage in a political party. According to the second and third interviews, taking part in elections and running for office is not fostered through the projects. These three results of the qualitative study are confirmed by the findings of the quantitative strand. The index focusing on practices and activities within a ‘conventional participation’ domain, such as voting or running for an office, shows that the participant sample scores above average, reaching median values of 6.0 to 8.0. At the same time, the analysis of the confidence intervals does not show any statistically significant differences between the participants’ median values in any of the survey waves.

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.
index 'conventional political participation'
Voting in local elections. Voting in regional elections. Voting in national elections. Voting in EU elections. Running for an office.
objective measurement
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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