In youth work, we often are thinking about strategies and practices how to approach young people, how to work with them and how to give young people possibility to reach their full potential. Sometimes, we are the ones who are creating new strategies and practices, but sometimes we can use already existing materials. This is…
In youth work we need to follow trends, especially those related to communication with young people. How to rethink our communication with youth and still promote democratic values? And how to take care of ourselves in this process? This is what we are discussing with the three contributions presented today! Communication is not an easy…
During the first EAYW, we discussed about trends in youth work, quality and innovation. Even though this topic is quite broad, we managed to receive really good insights into different aspects and trends, with the help of participants and contributors. Future trends and challenges, as well as an overview of the current situation can be…
“Never stop dreaming, never stop believing, never give up, never stop trying, and never stop learning.” – Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart In youth work acitivites, we put great emphasis on learning – we learn from different situations and different people. We have different styles and different preferences in learning. We…
As you already know and are aware of, during the first edition of the EAYW 36 workshops were held which presented a variety of practices and approaches from youth work, education and training, research and policy. We’ve started publishing the contributions/workshop outlines twice a week on our page and social media. And we are aware…
Building capacities and developing innovative ways of connecting science to society is a priority that many sectors are working on, including the youth sector. The Erasmus+ programme has been more and more orientated towards this field, especially putting emphasis on innovation and raising the quality in youth work. Why is it then important to research…
We all know that youth work needs to improve young people’s competences and give them tools and techniques to be active in their local community. Sometimes, this can be made quite easy; sometimes, it can be a more challenging task. This can depend not only on cross-sectorial cooperation that can make our lives easier, but…
We all know that youth work needs to raise awareness about important topics in everyday society and to empower young people to understand them better. In order to do so, youth workers sometimes need to go through (formal) training and then, in their everyday work, address different challenges. Therefore, today, we are presenting you three…
In the previous articles, you had a chance to read about contributions dealing with research, quality youth work, and innovation. And we are continuing to discuss this topic today with you as well! During the first European Academy on Youth Work, we asked ourselves lots of questions, including how to support our work as youth…
Creating synergies and evidence-based interventions is one of the characteristics of quality youth work. And this is why today we are presenting three practices – Community Building through Youth Work in Rural, Post-Communist Romania, Youth Work-Research Connection, and Everyday Life of LGBTIQ+ Individuals – which deal with research and needs analysis in order to create…