youthmetre project: summary review of policy and related research literature
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How to empower youth to become engaged & make an
impact on policy?
http://www.youthmetre.eu
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Summary of literature on youth policy and associated
research
http://www.youthmetre.eu
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European Youth Strategy• EU Youth Strategy, agreed by EU
Ministers, sets out a framework for cooperation covering 2010-2018
• EU Member States have overall responsibility for their own youth policy (subsidiarity) i.e. not the EU
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European Youth StrategyEYS has two main objectives:•Provide more and equal opportunities for young people in education and the job market•Encourage young people to actively participate in society
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European Youth Strategy
• Education & training• Employment &
entrepreneurship• Health & well-being• Participation
• Voluntary activities• Social inclusion• Youth & the world• Creativity & culture
EYS indicates initiatives in eight areas:
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Education & Training
• shapes place of young people in the world• EU policy lacks power of enforcement • resistance to country performance targets• youth activities are also non-formal• policy on recognition of youth work• innovative approaches, not widespread
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Employment & Entrepreneurship
• smart, sustainable and inclusive economy• youth employability a key policy objective• policies should link to needs of youth• transition from education to the workplace • more entrepreneurship education• but, little evidence of what works
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Health & Well Being• advantages of a healthy lifestyle • links to inclusion and employment• some policy aims to reduce risky behaviour• big differences between countries• promotion of physical activity• healthy education policy: drugs, sex, alcohol
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Participation• policies encourage participation• increasingly low levels in youngsters’
socio-political involvement • impact of mass media and Internet• need to involve youth in creating policies• capacity building processes important
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Voluntary Activities• voluntary activities a form of social action • based on free will, choice and motivation • citizenship construction• needs efficient volunteering infrastructures • disseminate information on opportunities • regular and systematic research important
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Social Inclusion• young people most affected by exclusion• multidimensional issue• policies to fight exclusion and poverty• combat feelings of uncertainty and alienation• shift from state to civil society / individuals• competences for Democratic Culture (CoE)
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Youth & the World• globalisation impacts on life chances of young
people – identity, citizenship, work • example: effects of migration flows • need to consult youth• require proper global education to construct
global identity• remove barriers to integration: radicalisation
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Creativity & Culture• culture stimulates creativity and opportunity• close links with digital technologies• impact on education, training, employment • based on communication and cultural
consumption• fuelled by multilingualism and mobility• young people disadvantaged
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