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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5 Def<strong>in</strong>iti<strong>on</strong> of ma<strong>in</strong> Acti<strong>on</strong> Fields of <strong>Youth</strong> <strong>Work</strong><br />
The range of activities provided by youth work associati<strong>on</strong>s and <strong>in</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong>s varies from<br />
country to country and depends <strong>on</strong> different nati<strong>on</strong>al youth work traditi<strong>on</strong>s. But the follow<strong>in</strong>g<br />
overview shows that even <strong>in</strong> European countries where it traditi<strong>on</strong>ally has a more marg<strong>in</strong>al<br />
positi<strong>on</strong>, youth work provides a broad spectrum of activities. It takes place <strong>in</strong> a wide and<br />
varied sett<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g recreati<strong>on</strong>al activities, sports, extracurricular educati<strong>on</strong>, youth<br />
<strong>in</strong>formati<strong>on</strong>, counsell<strong>in</strong>g and participati<strong>on</strong> as well as career services, educati<strong>on</strong> and pers<strong>on</strong>al<br />
support for youngsters at risk.<br />
Table 7: acti<strong>on</strong> fields of youth work<br />
Austria Est<strong>on</strong>ia Germany Greece Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Romania Spa<strong>in</strong><br />
Open youth<br />
work<br />
<strong>Youth</strong><br />
associati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
Instituti<strong>on</strong>al<br />
youth work<br />
Recreati<strong>on</strong>/le<br />
isure time<br />
activities<br />
Mobile youth<br />
work<br />
Sports<br />
Pedagogical<br />
preventi<strong>on</strong>al<br />
activities<br />
Cultural<br />
youth work<br />
<strong>Youth</strong><br />
counsell<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>Youth</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong>formati<strong>on</strong><br />
Internati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
youth work<br />
Open<br />
youth<br />
work/centr<br />
es<br />
Internati<strong>on</strong><br />
al youth<br />
work<br />
Peer<br />
educati<strong>on</strong><br />
Preventi<strong>on</strong><br />
activities<br />
Sports<br />
<strong>Youth</strong><br />
counsell<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>Youth</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong>formati<strong>on</strong><br />
Extracurricular<br />
youth educati<strong>on</strong><br />
Open youth<br />
work/clubs<br />
Sports<br />
Target group<br />
oriented youth<br />
work<br />
<strong>Youth</strong><br />
associati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
and<br />
participati<strong>on</strong><br />
<strong>Youth</strong> social<br />
work<br />
Internati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
youth work<br />
<strong>Youth</strong><br />
counsell<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Career<br />
services<br />
<strong>Youth</strong><br />
Informati<strong>on</strong><br />
<strong>Youth</strong><br />
counsell<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Educati<strong>on</strong> for<br />
disadvantage<br />
d target<br />
groups<br />
Cultural<br />
educati<strong>on</strong><br />
Open youth<br />
work<br />
Social care<br />
Sports<br />
Internati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
youth work<br />
<strong>Youth</strong><br />
associati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
and<br />
participati<strong>on</strong><br />
Recreati<strong>on</strong><br />
and leisure<br />
services<br />
Although the term<strong>in</strong>ology of youth work varies from country to country, the categories of<br />
youth work listed below were identified as those categories that are most appropriate to map<br />
the range of youth work provided <strong>in</strong> all European countries participat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> this study. The list<br />
should be understood as an <strong>in</strong>itial systematisati<strong>on</strong> attempt. It is not <strong>in</strong>tended as a def<strong>in</strong>itive<br />
list, and could be expanded by add<strong>in</strong>g new spheres of activity.<br />
a) Extracurricular youth educati<strong>on</strong>:<br />
<strong>Youth</strong><br />
associati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
<strong>Youth</strong><br />
centres<br />
Educati<strong>on</strong><br />
Pers<strong>on</strong>al<br />
social<br />
services<br />
Educati<strong>on</strong><br />
Socio<br />
cultural<br />
youth work<br />
Sports<br />
Social<br />
support<br />
<strong>Youth</strong><br />
participati<strong>on</strong><br />
<strong>Youth</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong>formati<strong>on</strong><br />
<strong>Youth</strong><br />
educati<strong>on</strong><br />
<strong>Youth</strong> social<br />
work<br />
<strong>Youth</strong><br />
centres<br />
<strong>Youth</strong><br />
associati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
Streetwork<br />
Sports<br />
<strong>Youth</strong> clubs<br />
Services for<br />
disadvantage<br />
d groups<br />
<strong>Youth</strong><br />
associati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
Cultural<br />
youth work<br />
Sports<br />
Recreati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
activities<br />
Participati<strong>on</strong><br />
Recreati<strong>on</strong>al/<br />
leisure time<br />
activities<br />
Internati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
youth work<br />
<strong>Youth</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong>formati<strong>on</strong><br />
<strong>Youth</strong><br />
associati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
Volunteer<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Counsell<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Cultural<br />
youth work<br />
The organisers of extracurricular youth educati<strong>on</strong> offer basic services relat<strong>in</strong>g to general,<br />
political, social, health-oriented, cultural, ecological and technical out-of-school educati<strong>on</strong> of<br />
n<strong>on</strong>-formal or <strong>in</strong>formal character. They offer experiential educati<strong>on</strong> programmes, or a<br />
targeted emphasis <strong>on</strong> group sessi<strong>on</strong>s, projects and events. A large number of programmes<br />
and services <strong>in</strong> extracurricular youth educati<strong>on</strong> also c<strong>on</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> aspects of primary preventi<strong>on</strong> -<br />
by exam<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>on</strong>e's own life, by expos<strong>in</strong>g young people to experiences of enjoyment, fun,<br />
Educati<strong>on</strong><br />
Cultural<br />
youth work<br />
Leisure<br />
time<br />
oriented<br />
youth work<br />
<strong>Youth</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong>formati<strong>on</strong><br />
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