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There are numerous ways how Youth Participation can be implemented in practice. Some ways are more established, meaning that there is a longer tradition and history behind these approaches, and they are generally also more commonplace.
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Youth Participation Strategy enhances youth participation in democratic life through the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes. Young people are increasingly now involved in ‘alternative forms’ of participation, including youth…
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With most of the population connected to the internet, young people are amongst those using it the most. For them, the internet is primarily a social space – a place to meet up, communicate and get in touch with likeminded people (Eurostat, 2017). Current research investigating the media use and habits of young people is often handled on a national level, such as the Austrian Youth Internet Monitor (Saferinternet.at, 2019) or the KIM and JIM Studies in Germany (Medienpädagogischer Forschungsverbund Südwest, 2019). There is a noticeable trend towards social messaging apps and content sharing amongst young people. They are not just out there to chat, they create and shape the internet they want to see. This creates a wildly different reality for today’s youth compared to that of previous generations. Young people are embedded in online communities, which shape their values and beliefs. Popular apps are ever-changing and young people tend to leave platforms once older generations start inhabiting them (Monica Anderson, 2018). The flow of information has changed, with more information accessible than ever before, thus creating uncertainty in the process. This creates new challenges for youth workers: How can we reach the young audience? Where do they…
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Under Construction Check out Youth Participation and Media & Information Literacy pages until we work on this one!
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Promoting your cause can be a difficult task, especially if you are dealing with different “generations” of people. In the youth work sector, we are…
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Dr Alicja Pawluczuk
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Digital Well-Being
Digital well-being can be defined as the ongoing impact of digital technologies and digital processes on the mental, physical and emotional health of people. Well-being can refer to both positive and negative well-being. Young people are among the first generation raised in the digital age. Most (if not all) aspects of their well-being are affected by digital transformation. So far, it is difficult to predict how digital technologies will impact the well-being of young people in the long term. That is why it is important to continue to analyse and respond to any arising challenges and opportunities related to digital well-being. There are studies examining both positive and negative impacts of digital technologies on the well-being of young people – particularly in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Examples of the positive impact of digital technologies on one’s well-being might be an enhanced sense of interpersonal connection when joining an online community (e.g., social media support groups) or when connecting with friends and family via online video tools. The negative impacts might include an increased sense of anxiety and overwhelmment as a result of excessive use of social media or other online platforms and apps. However, it is important to…
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European training calendar
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Glossary
Everything there is to know about participation from A to Z
Get Involved
Ready to change the world? Here we go
Projects
About
News
Accessibility
Participation in
Democratic Life
Like-minded Organisations Participation goes beyond the political processes – though that is often the prime focus – and can include decision-making in healthcare, the workplace, education, and within social and economic life.
Understanding Youth Participation
Participation Research
Policies & Standards
Promoting Participation for All
Skills Development for Participation
Traditional Forms of Participation
There are numerous ways how Youth Participation can be implemented in practice. Some ways are more established, meaning that there is a longer tradition and history behind these approaches, and they are generally also more commonplace.
Elections & Voting
Student Councils
Youth Councils
Youth Organisations
Alternative Forms of Participation
Co-management & Co-creation
Deliberative Participation
EU Youth Dialogue
Youth Activism & Youth Movements
Youth Participation Strategy
Youth Participation Strategy enhances youth participation in democratic life through the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes. Young people are increasingly now involved in ‘alternative forms’ of participation, including youth…
Youth Participation Toolkit
Media, Information &
Critical thinking
More on the topic
Media & Information Literacy
More on the topic
Copyrights
Excessive Media Use
Information Disorder
Library Literacy
Media & Its Impact
News Literacy
Plagiarism & Citations
Quality of Information
Research
Social Media
Critical Thinking
Media Landscape
With most of the population connected to the internet, young people are amongst those using it the most. For them, the internet is primarily a social space – a place to meet up, communicate and get in touch with likeminded people (Eurostat, 2017). Current research investigating the media use and habits of young people is often handled on a national level, such as the Austrian Youth Internet Monitor (Saferinternet.at, 2019) or the KIM and JIM Studies in Germany (Medienpädagogischer Forschungsverbund Südwest, 2019). There is a noticeable trend towards social messaging apps and content sharing amongst young people. They are not just out there to chat, they create and shape the internet they want to see. This creates a wildly different reality for today’s youth compared to that of previous generations. Young people are embedded in online communities, which shape their values and beliefs. Popular apps are ever-changing and young people tend to leave platforms once older generations start inhabiting them (Monica Anderson, 2018). The flow of information has changed, with more information accessible than ever before, thus creating uncertainty in the process. This creates new challenges for youth workers: How can we reach the young audience? Where do they…
Advertising
Gaming
Internet Governance
Journalism
Media & Politics
Online Communities
Popular Apps
Content Creation
Work In Progress…
Audio & Radio
Augmented Reality. Virtual Reality
Film Literacy
Interviewing
Pictures & Photojournalism
Podcast
Storytelling
Video
Vlogging
Safer Internet
Big Data
Cyberbullying
Cybercrime
Data Protection & Privacy
In App Purchases
Internet Safety & Digital Security
Sextortion
MIL & Human Rights Education
Hate Speech
Human Rights & Gender Equality
Inter-religious & Intercultural Discourses
Media & Participation
Radicalisation & Extremism
Promotion &
Outreach
Under Construction Check out Youth Participation and Media & Information Literacy pages until we work on this one!
Communication & Marketing
Promoting your cause can be a difficult task, especially if you are dealing with different “generations” of people. In the youth work sector, we are…
Communication
Events
Marketing
Promotion
Public Relations
Social Media Marketing
Outreach
Messages and information are all around us. Do you know that every minute we send 188,000,000 emails or that in the same 60 seconds we…
Campaigns
Media Relations
Pitch
Press Release
Publicity
Planning & Strategy
Every single day you communicate with target groups, donors, policy makers and other relevant stakeholders in order to achieve your goals. This communication helps with…
Communication Channels
Communication Plan
Evaluation Methods
Generation Z
Messages
Metrics
Strategy
Target Group
Digital
Participation
Dr Alicja Pawluczuk
Digital Education
21st Century Pedagogies & Methodologies
Digital Citizenship
Digital Competencies
Digital Transformation & Youth Work
EdTech
Virtual and Blended Mobility
Digital Rights
Digital Ethics
Digital Sovereignty
GDPR
Emerging Technologies
AI and Algorithms
Intelligent Process Automation
IoT
NextGen Internet
Robotics
Smart Cities and Communities
Virtual Reality
Multistakeholderism & Participation
Civic Tech
Digital Communities and Environments
Digital Governance
Digital Inclusion
Digital Transformation Strategies
Participatory Digital Transformation
Policy Development
Societal Change & Automatisation
Digital Sustainability
Digital Transformation & Climate Change
Sustainable Digitalisation
Digital Well-Being
Digital well-being can be defined as the ongoing impact of digital technologies and digital processes on the mental, physical and emotional health of people. Well-being can refer to both positive and negative well-being. Young people are among the first generation raised in the digital age. Most (if not all) aspects of their well-being are affected by digital transformation. So far, it is difficult to predict how digital technologies will impact the well-being of young people in the long term. That is why it is important to continue to analyse and respond to any arising challenges and opportunities related to digital well-being. There are studies examining both positive and negative impacts of digital technologies on the well-being of young people – particularly in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Examples of the positive impact of digital technologies on one’s well-being might be an enhanced sense of interpersonal connection when joining an online community (e.g., social media support groups) or when connecting with friends and family via online video tools. The negative impacts might include an increased sense of anxiety and overwhelmment as a result of excessive use of social media or other online platforms and apps. However, it is important to…
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