The Socioeconomic scope of Youth Work in Europe

The Partnership between the European Commission & the Council of Europe aims to bring youth work and non-formal learning within youth activities to the foreground, to increase the visibility and recognition of youth work and to elaborate the significance of youth work within the Third Sector. In order to do so it is crucial to enhance knowledge and understanding of investment in youth activities through the gathering, analysis and evaluation of data relevant to this objective.

Aims of the study

• the sectors of specific and related youth activities
• the money and time invested in them;
• the number of people employed and
• the young people participating in these activities.

These areas were investigated by an international consortium of researchers/institutions coordinated by the Insitut für Sozialarbeit und Sozialpädagogik (Frankfurt am Main). They covered the following 10 countries: Austria, Estonia, Germany,Greece,Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Romania and Spain.

The study can be downloaded as a whole here and  consulted by chapters:

List of chapters

1. Executive Summary
2. Introduction
3. Methodology
4. Definitions of Youth Work
5. Definition of main Action Fields of Youth Work
6. Country Reports on Youth Work
7. Qualification of Youth Workers
8. Survey Results
9. Results from the National Statistical Reviews
10. Results from the Local Statistical Surveys
11. Interview findings
12. Recommendations
13. References
14. List of project partners
15. List of experts participating in the expert meeting in Strasbourg