Wirkungsnachweis aus der Literatur
greater emphasis on leisure based activities in Finnish, Estonian and French youth work
psychosoziales Befinden
It is possible that youth work in Finland, Estonia and France places more emphasis on leisure based activities than youth work in England or Italy. This difference was exemplified by a visit to an exceptionally well resourced Finnish youth club, where the Italian coordinator was principally concerned not with the wide variety of activities on offer, but with what the educational purpose of the activities was. This was not clear to him or made explicit by the lead youth worker in the setting. While this is not a conclusion that can be drawn with any certainty from this study, it is a question that is certainly raised by it. What is certain is that young people from Finland, Estonia and France identified leisure time activities and hobbies as being of significance to them. However, what is also not clear is the extent to which those leisure time activities were educational, and what roles the youth workers envisioned for the activities. Just because young people valued an activity in itself does not necessarily mean the activity did not have other legitimate educational purposes. Youth work is multi-dimensional, and the activities and the learning associated with them cannot be easily differentiated.
Beschreibung der Aktivität
The Erasmus-funded project entitled Developing and Communicating the Impact of Youth Work in Europe (DCIYWE) engaged three youth projects in each of the five countries of England, Estonia, Finland, France and Italy.
The Erasmus-funded project entitled Developing and Communicating the Impact of Youth Work in Europe (DCIYWE) engaged three youth projects in each of the five countries of England, Estonia, Finland, France and Italy.
europaweit
age range of respondents: Estonia - 7 to 23 (average 14,2), England - 10 to 20 (average: 14,6), Finland - 12 to 29 (average 17,7), France - 11 to 29 (average 17,8) and Italy - 14 to 35 years (average 25,3)
Einrichtungen/ Träger der Kinder- und Jugendarbeit
Evaluierung der Aktivität
Each youth work project then implemented three cycles of transformative evaluation over a period of one year, between July 2015 and July 2016. The identification of youth workers and stakeholders was left to the discretion of individual projects. [...] In each cycle each youth worker aimed to generate twenty significant change stories using the following prompt question: ‘Looking back, what do you think has been the most significant change that occurred for you, you and your peers, or you and your community, as a result of coming here?’ [...] Recording stories can be done in two ways. First, handwritten notes can be taken during the conversation; however, it is essential that any notes are read back to the young person to check that they accurately reflect the essence of their story. The story is more valid when recorded in the young person’s own words. Alternatively, the young person can write their story directly. Where possible, a story should be written as a simple narrative describing the sequence of events that took place and their significance to the young person. In terms of story length, generally the young people’s stories tend be a paragraph (three or four sentences) but some may be much longer and some shorter. They should not be o short that vital information is left out.
Estonia: 164 England: 143 Finland: 123 France: 134 Italy: 151
July 2015 to July 2016
Finland
Sammelbandbeitrag