6 Country Reports on Youth Work - Jugendpolitik in Europa
6 Country Reports on Youth Work - Jugendpolitik in Europa
6 Country Reports on Youth Work - Jugendpolitik in Europa
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countries like Austria, Germany, Est<strong>on</strong>ia, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Romania and Spa<strong>in</strong>, which<br />
<strong>in</strong> their c<strong>on</strong>cept of youth work focus <strong>on</strong> the development of a social <strong>in</strong>dependent life or <strong>on</strong><br />
specific leisure time <strong>in</strong>terests of youngsters, a differentiati<strong>on</strong> is made between children and<br />
young people. Countries like Greece, Italy and Romania have an extended def<strong>in</strong>iti<strong>on</strong> of<br />
youth, as they focus especially <strong>on</strong> labour market <strong>in</strong>serti<strong>on</strong>. In Germany youngsters are<br />
def<strong>in</strong>ed till 27 years to facilitate voluntarism with<strong>in</strong> youth work.<br />
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