Wirkungsnachweis aus der Literatur
enhanced sense of self by participating in youth work
persönliche Entwicklung / Erwerb von sozialen und personalen Kompetenzen
A number of codes referred to changes felt by individuals ‘in themselves’. A common feature of this was increased confidence. This was independently identified as a final code within the French, English and Estonian stories. Both France and England also found that more girls than boys expressed a growth in confidence. This theme – sense of self – also included references to improvements in wellbeing, resilience, self-determination and experiencing positive emotions. This theme was less representative of the five countries, as Finland did not have a final code located within this theme and Engalnd had three codes placed under the theme ‘sense of self’– although closer analysis of the English final code ‘resilience’ indicated that it might well be have been better placed in ‘social inclusion’, as its initial codes included ‘increased engagement with specialist services’ and ‘improved engagement with education/employment’.
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.
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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)
teilnehmende Kinder und Jugendliche
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.
Sense of self
Enhancing self-confidence Increased self-confidence Increasing confidence Experiencing positive emotions Improved sense of wellbeing Self-determination Increasing resilience
Estonia: 164 England: 143 Finland: 123 France: 134 Italy: 151
July 2015 to July 2016
Finland
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