The quality development of local youth work needs …

clear procedures for continuous updates on new national and international research, trends and methods in the field of youth and youth work.

There is a constant flow of new information relevant to youth work. Youth work is high on the political agenda and new research projects are being launched, new expert groups are being established and new policy documents are being adopted. A lot of interesting developments are also going on on local level and through cooperation within EGL. Very much of this is highly beneficial to local youth work and can bring added value when developing the quality of both policy and practice. Being updated helps youth work to be both knowledge-based and relevant. You will find much useful information in the Youth Work Development Toolkit library.

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Do you agree on what this means in practice?
Do you agree on to what degree youth work meets this bullet point? 
Here you find the questions you need to discuss to find out! 

If you think that this is something you need to work on, click the “Add to development agenda” button below. You will then find your agenda on your personal page and be able to start a development process. 

Please note! 
If you start a development process related to this bullet point you will find the below questions also under the page “Discuss and assess”. There you will also be able to take notes. 

Questions to discuss 

  • Is local youth work having routines for keeping itself updated on research, trends and methods in youth work?
  • What are the risks of not being updated on new research, trends and methods in youth work?

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