Future of Youth Work 2030: Survey 2020

The study surveyed youth work professionals on their views on the future of youth work and the needs of the field in Finland in 2030. The survey is part of the research project Tulevaisuuden nuorisotyön tekijät, paikat ja ympäristöt ("Workers, Places and Environments in the Future of Youth Work"). The data were produced by a network of partners: Tampere University, the University of Eastern Finland, the University of Applied Sciences, Centria University of Applied Sciences, Diakonia University of Applied Sciences, and the South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences. The South Ostrobothnia Folk High School, Church Council, the Centre of Expertise for Municipal Youth Work Kanuuna, the Finnish National Youth Council Allianssi, and the Finnish Youth Research Society were also involved in the study. The study was funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture. First, the respondents were asked to describe their current sector of employment within the field of youth work (e.g. digital youth work, outreach youth work, youth camps, youth clubs) and their views on which sectors of youth work will grow in importance in the future. The topics of work environments and youth work professionals in the future were examined with questions on who the respondents thought they would work in collaboration with (e.g. members of their own team, a national youth work network, teachers and other school staff, social workers, the police) as youth work professionals in 2030, and what kind of work environments they thought they would have (e.g. online spaces, public spaces favoured by youth, schools, libraries). The survey also included open-ended questions on what kind of digital work environments would be used for youth work in the future, and what other work environments and locations would be important for youth work in the future. On the topic of societal change, the respondents assessed statements from Sitra's Megatrends 2020 publication in relation to their impact on youth work in 2030. These statements included, for example, "Mental health problems increase, especially among young people, due to factors such as climate anxiety, a competitive society and the information overload brought about by digitalisation.”, "Global migration increases due to changes in working life, urbanisation, conflict, and environmental change. Immigration to Finland may also increase.”, and "Income inequality has not changed much, but wealth inequality and perceived inequality have increased. As the middle class shrinks, the divide between the rich and poor becomes more pronounced." The respondents could also describe any other societal changes or future trends they felt would be significant or beneficial to youth work in an open-ended question. Next, the respondents assessed what the significance of the objectives set for youth work in the Youth Act would be in the future of youth work. These objectives included, for example, removing obstacles in access to education and employment, promoting equality between young people, promoting active citizenship, and preventing social exclusion and promoting social empowerment. The respondents could also describe any objectives that they felt would be especially important for youth work in 2030 in an open-ended question. Views on the challenges (e.g. young people who live in less populated localities will have reduced opportunities to participate, the lack of clarity about the objectives of youth work and its low profile in society are a threat to the future of youth work, inability to measure the effectiveness of youth work) that the field of youth work would face in the future were investigated. The respondents were also asked which aspects of youth work (e.g. youth work that prevents social exclusion, the professional competences of youth workers, promoting a sense of community, promoting the mental well-being of youth) would be highly appreciated in 2030. The importance of different skills (e.g. collaboration and networking skills, crisis and trauma work skills, project work and process-related skills, digital skills) and competences (e.g. youth policy, media education, pedagogical competences) in future youth work were also charted. The respondents could also describe the competences and skills they thought would be required in the field of youth work in 2030 in an open-ended question. Background variables included the respondent's gender, highest level of education achieved, years of work experience in the youth work field, sector of employment, location of workplace (regions NUTS3), population of the workplace location, and age group of young people the respondent works with. In addition to this quantitative dataset, a qualitative dataset (FSD3520 Future of Youth Work 2030: Group Interviews 2020) that was produced as part of the research project has also been archived at FSD.

本项研究对芬兰2030年青少年工作未来发展趋势及领域需求进行了专业调查，涉及青少年工作从业者对当前就业领域的描述（例如：数字青少年工作、外展青少年工作、青少年夏令营、青少年俱乐部）以及对未来青少年工作领域重要性增长领域的观点。此次调查是‘青少年工作未来：从业者、场所与环境’（Tulevaisuuden nuorisotyön tekijät, paikat ja ympäristöt）研究项目的一部分。数据由包括坦佩雷大学、东芬兰大学、应用科学大学、Centria应用科学大学、迪亚科尼亚应用科学大学和东南芬兰应用科学大学在内的合作伙伴网络产生。南奥斯特罗博滕民间高中、教会委员会、市政青少年工作专家中心Kanuuna、芬兰国家青少年联盟Allianssi以及芬兰青少年研究学会亦参与其中。研究经费由教育部和文化部资助。首先，受访者被要求描述其在青少年工作领域的当前就业领域，并对其未来重要性增长的领域发表观点。研究通过探讨受访者认为将在2030年与其协作的个体（例如：团队成员、国家青少年工作网络成员、教师及其他学校教职工、社会工作者、警察）以及他们预计将拥有何种类型的工作环境（例如：在线空间、青少年偏好的公共场所、学校、图书馆）等问题，对工作环境与未来青少年工作从业者进行了考察。调查还包括关于未来青少年工作可能采用的数字工作环境以及未来青少年工作重要工作环境与地点的开放式问题。在社会变革主题下，受访者对Sitra的《2020年大趋势》出版物中的声明进行了评估，以探讨其对2030年青少年工作的影响。这些声明包括，例如：“由于气候变化焦虑、竞争社会以及数字化带来的信息过载等因素，心理健康问题在年轻人中增加。”，“由于工作生活、城市化、冲突和环境变化等因素，全球移民增加。芬兰的移民也可能增加。”，“收入不平等变化不大，但财富不平等和感知不平等有所增加。随着中产阶级的萎缩，贫富差距愈发显著。”受访者还可以在开放式问题中描述他们认为对青少年工作具有重大或有益影响的任何其他社会变革或未来趋势。受访者还对《青少年法》中设定的青少年工作目标的未来意义进行了评估。这些目标包括，例如：消除教育和工作机会获取障碍、促进青少年间的平等、促进积极公民身份以及防止社会排斥和促进社会赋权。受访者还可以在开放式问题中描述他们认为在2030年对青少年工作特别重要的任何目标。研究还探讨了青少年工作领域未来可能面临的挑战（例如：居住在人口较少地区的年轻人将减少参与机会、青少年工作目标和其在社会中的地位不明确是青少年工作未来的威胁、无法衡量青少年工作的有效性），并调查了受访者认为在2030年青少年工作中将高度重视的青少年工作方面（例如：防止社会排斥的青少年工作、青少年工作者的专业能力、促进社区意识、促进青少年心理健康）。此外，还绘制了未来青少年工作中不同技能（例如：协作和 networking 技能、危机和创伤工作技能、项目工作和流程相关技能、数字技能）和资质（例如：青少年政策、媒体教育、教育资质）的重要性。受访者还可以在开放式问题中描述他们认为在2030年青少年工作领域所需的资质和技能。背景变量包括受访者的性别、最高教育水平、在青少年工作领域的工龄、就业领域、工作场所所在地（NUTS3区域）、工作场所所在地的人口以及受访者工作的青少年年龄组。除了这个定量数据集之外，作为研究项目一部分产生的定性数据集（FSD3520 未来青少年工作2030：2020年小组访谈）也已存档于FSD。