netWorked Youth Research for
Empowerment in the Digital
society
ResultsfromfirstroundDelphisurvey:
Youngpeople
Stakeholders
TalSoffer,AharonHauptman
TelAvivUniversity
Grant Agreement
number: 727066
DelphiResults– YoungPeople
206participantsfromsevencountries:
Country
Frequency
Percent
Austria
Belgium
62
1
30.1
0.5
UK*
Israel
Italy
Spain
Turkey
Total
45
42
15
24
17
206
21.8
20.4
7.3
11.7
8.3
100.0
*IncludingNorthernIreland(n=20)
DemographicInformation
14countries
65%females
35%males
DemographicInformation
Whataretheissuesrelatedtoyoung
peoplethatyouconsidermostimportant
Importanceissuesbygender
*p<0.05 **p<0.01 ***p<0.001
Importanceissuesbyagegroups
Frequenciesbyissueanddegreeofconsensus
Thesocietyintheyear2030willbemuchbetter
ifthevoiceofyoungpeopleisheardbydecision
makerstoday
DelphiResults– Stakeholders
69participantsfrom7countries
18.8(13)
RespondentbyCountry
17.4(12)
Percent(Frequency)
20
18
15.9(11)
16
13(9)
14
11.6(8)
12
10.1(7)
10
8.7(6)
8
6
4.3(3)
4
2
0
Belgium
Ireland
Austria
UK
Turkey
Italy
Spain
Israel
DemographicInformation
Agedistribution24-64,Mean=45
LevelofEducation
26,1
ISCED8–Doctoral
40,6
ISCED7– Mastrer's
24,6
ISCED6– Bachelor’sorequivalentlevel
4,3
ISCED5- Short-cycleTertiaryEducation
2,9
ISCED4– Post-SecondaryNon-Tertiary
1,4
45,0 40,0 35,0 30,0 25,0 20,0 15,0 10,0 5,0
ISCED2– LowerSecondaryLevelofEducation
0,0
DemographicInformation
AreaofEmployment
1,4
1,4
2,9
4,3
4,3
4,3
5,8
Medical/HealthArea
Education– Primary/Secondary[A3]
YouthPolicyArea
SocialWork
ScientificorTechnicalServices
Other
Arts,EntertainmentorRecreation
Administration/Management
Research
Education– College/UniversityorAdult
Education– Primary/Secondary
Education– Other
8,7
11,6
13,0
18,8
23,2
25,0
20,0
15,0
10,0
5,0
0,0
ActualPosition
1,4
1,4
1,4
1,4
1,4
Schooldirector
Psychologist
Medical/HealthProfession
EducationalCounsellor
Artist
AdministrativeStaff
ITProfession
SocialorYouthWorker
Self-employed
Researcher
Manager
Trainer
Teacher– College/UniversityorAdult
Other
Teacher– Primary/Secondary
2,9
4,3
5,8
5,8
8,7
8,7
10,1
11,6
14,5
15,9
18,0 16,0 14,0 12,0 10,0
8,0
6,0
4,0
2,0
0,0
Whataretheissuesrelatedtoyoung
peoplethatyouconsidermostimportant…
Mostimportantissuesto
youngpeople/stakeholders
Young
Roles of parents friends
Media literacy
Misunderstanding
Migrants
Gender
Internet safety, privacy
Cyber Bullying
Employment
Causes of stress
Education
Tolerance
Self-Image, Self-Confidence
3.48
3.62
3.64
3.67
3.86
3.90
3.92
3.94
3.95
4.09
4.14
4.17
Stakeholders
3.62
4.03
3.23
3.70
3.91
4.04
4.20
3.96
3.74
3.96
4.12
4.23
mostimportantissues
YP
SH
1 Self-Image,Self-Confidence
Self-Image,Self-Confidence
2 Tolerance
CyberBullying
3 Education
Tolerance
Interquartilerangebyissue
measurethedegreeoftheconsensusamongtherespondents
Issue/Quartile
Education
Gender
Selfimageselfconfidence
Employment
Medialiteracy
Internetsafetyprivacy
Cyberbullying
Tolerance
Causesofstress
misunderstanding
migrants
Rolesofparentsfriends
25
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
50
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
75
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4.5
Nosignificantdifferenceswerefoundinthelevelofimportanceofissues
comparedbygenderandagegroups
Selectedanswerstoclosedquestions:YP
Whatarethebestwaystoengageyoungpeopleindecisionmaking?
• Itisimportanttoshowtheyouththatsomebodywantstoheartheiropinion,andnot
onlyslandertheyounggeneration.Tocreateyouthcirclesoutsidethebubbleofeach
school,council,etc.- toseethe"unifieddiversity" asastartingpointtomaking
statements.(Israel)
• Somethingfundamentalineducation(athomeandinschool)causesteenagersnotto
wanttoactforthebetter…Ilookatmyclass(12thgrade)…horrifiedtoseehowselfish
peoplecanbe.Makesmewonderhowitwascreated….Idon’tthinkallthesechildren
areselfishandwicked,butratherthattheirparentsorteachersmissedsomething. With
bettereducationalprocess(unfortunatelyIcannotdescribeexactly)theywillbecome
moreawareandcaring. …Ithinkthatthegoodgradesthatthestudentsaspiretoare
attheexpenseofsocialactionandstrivingforchange.…Ifyouwanttochangeand
influenceduringthe4yearsinhighschool,youseethatyoucannot.…themost
importantthingtobringYPintoinvolvementisaveryimportantchangeinthe
principleofeducationanditshouldtakeplaceintheschool.Whattheyexperiencein
schoolsaffectsthewayhowtheywillmakefuturedecisions.Everyactivitythatstems
frompurecaringmustbeconsciouslynurturedandencouraged.(Israel)
Selectedanswerstoclosedquestions:YP
Whatarethebestwaystoengageyoungpeopleindecisionmaking?
(Cont.)
• Strategiesofactiveparticipationwithrecognitionsfortheworkdoneandadirect
engagementamongparticipants (Italy)
• Nucleiself-managedbyYPinrepresentativestructuresthathavedecision-makingpowerin
citycouncilsandotherformsoflocal/provincial/stategovernment(Spain)
• Kindofyouthparliament,connectedtotheregularparliament(Austria)
• Onlinevoting(YEU)
• Throughthingslike101philosophyclasses,teachingformallogicandengagingstudentsin
logicalproblemsencouragingindependentthinkingandchallengingwhattheyaretoldto
thinkorwhatispopularconsensus,andtheimportanceofrationalengagementanddebate
anddiscussionbetweenstudentsaswellasbetweenstudentsandteachers(UK– BOUN)
Selectedanswerstoclosedquestions:Stakeholders
Whatarethebestwaystoengageyoungpeopleindecision-making?
• Exposethemtorelevantissuesandprovideadirect“channel”todecision-makers(Israel)
• Createactivegroupsinschools,universitiesandworkplacesandrewardtheactivists with
creditpointsand/orscholarships(Israel)
• itisnecessaryfirsttoinvolvetheYPinthecommunityandgivethemresponsibility,and
onlythencantheybepartners.
• integrationintointerestgroups,mixedwithyoungandold,committees…
• Astructurelike'workplacedemocracy',suchthatthemanagers(teachers,school
administration)havetoimplementconsultation(UK– EY)
• Gamificationofdecision-makingprocesses(YEU)
• Facetofacemeetingswithdecisionmakers
• Makethemfeelprotagonistsandimplementaneffectivetransferofdecisionpower:not
consultyoungpeopleandthentakedecisionsdifferentfromonesexpressedbythem,
somethingthatalreadyhappenedwith"Goodschoolreform"discourage(?)(Italy)
Selectedanswerstoclosedquestions:YP
Inwhatwaywillsocietyintheyear2030bedifferent/betterifthevoice
ofyoungpeoplelikeyourselfisheardbydecisionmakers?
• Greateropennesstothedifferent,andthecreationofaninternationalsocietythatis
moreaccepting…Listeningtoyoungpeople'sopinionswillencouragethedevelopmentof
suchasociety,increasetheinternationaltiesonwhichwedepend (Israel)
• moreunderstanding,tolerancetowardsdifferentpoliticalparties,societiesandcultures
(Israel)
• thestrength,culture,energy,curiosityofYPcouldbeoneoftheincentivesforevolution
offuturesociety.(Italy)
• Notatall,becausemanyyoungpeopleareveryuneducated(Austria)
• Youtharewelleducatedandcangiveabetteropinion;canmakebetterdecisionsthan
adults.(Austria)
• Itwillbemoremodern,whentheyoungpeopledesignitthemselves(Austria)
• Boldincutting-edgestepswhenadapting“modern”ideas(YEU)
• YPwillhavetheirsaymoreandwillbeinvolvedinpoliticsanddecisions(UK– EY)
• Theincorporationoftechnologytofieldshithertonotexploredindepthsuchas
education,bureaucracy,etc.(Spain)
• Thethirdageof2030willlivesubstantiallybetterthananyofearliertimes(Spain)
DelphiSecondRound:Draft– tobediscussed
Question1:SH
Takingintoaccountyourexperienceworkingwithyoungpeople,whatarethemost
importantissuesthatconcernthemandyouthinkthatinourprojectweshoulddeal
with?
Thefollowinglistpresentsresultsfromthefirstround.Foreachissueyoucanseethe
importanceattributedbyrespondentsinthefirstround.Thinkingagainaboutthese
issues,pleasemarktheimportance
Question1:YP
Whataretheissuesrelatedtoyoungpeoplethatyouconsidermostimportantand
youthinkthatinourprojectweshoulddealwith?
Thefollowinglistpresentstopresultsfromthefirstround.Foreachissueyoucansee
theimportanceattributedbyrespondentsinthefirstround.Thinkingagainabout
theseissues,pleasemarktheimportance
YPList:
•Self-image,self-confidence
4.23
•Cyber-bullying,shaming
4.20
•Tolerancetodifferentcultures/opinions
4.12
•Internetsafety&privacy
4.04
•Medialiteracy:ReliabilityofinformationontheInternet&socialmedia4.03
•Employmentprospects
3.96
•Necessarychangesineducation(e.g.future-oriented)
3.96
•Genderstereotypes/discrimination
3.91
•Causesofstressamongyoungpeople
3.74
•Integrationofmigrants/refugeesinschoolsandinthesociety3.70
•Rolesofparents,friendsandpeergroups
3.62
•Adultsmisunderstandingofyoungpeople
3.23
SHList:Sameissues,differentranking
Additional(selected)issuessubmittedbyrespondentsinthefirstround:
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Environmentalproblems(e.g.pollution)
Impactsoffuturetechnologies
leisuretimeactivities
Crime
Mentalhealthissues
Examsanxiety
Womenempowerment
AcceptingtheLGTBcommunity
Inappropriatecontents(ontheInternet)
Digitaladdictions(compulsiveuseofdigitaltechnology)
More?Other?
Additional(selected)issuessubmittedbyrespondentsinthefirstround:
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Environmentalproblems(e.g.pollution)
Impactsoffuturetechnologies
leisuretimeactivities
Crime
Mentalhealthissues
Examsanxiety
Womenempowerment
AcceptingtheLGTBcommunity
Inappropriatecontents(ontheInternet)
Digitaladdictions(compulsiveuseofdigitaltechnology)
More?Other?
Question2:(SameforYPandSH)
Whatarethebestwaystoengageyoungpeopleindecision-making?Thefollowing
wayswereproposedbyrespondentsinthefirstround.Pleaseratethembytheir
usefulness(1Notatalluseful,2Slightlyuseful,3Moderatelyuseful,4Veryuseful,5
Extremelyuseful)
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Onlinesurveys
Onlinevoting
Establishingasortof“youthparliament”
Participationincommittees,interestgroupsetc.,togetherwithadults
Directcommunicationbetweenyoungpeopleanddecisionmakers
Utilizationofexisting“students’councils”,youthorganizationsetc.
Createactivegroupsinschools/universities/workplacesandrewardtheactivists
(withcreditpoints,scholarships,etc.)
Educating(fromearlyage)totakeresponsibilityineverydaylife(athome,inthe
community,etc.)
Sharedprojectsofself-responsibility(withfamily,school,etc.)
Usingnewtechnologiesinparticipatoryprocesses
Other(pleaseadd):
More?Other?
Question3:SH
Howcanitbeensuredthatdecisionmakerstakeintoaccounttheperspectivesand
opinionsofchildrenandyoungpeople?Thefollowingoptionsweresuggestedby
respondentsinthe1st round.Pleaseratethembytheirusefulness (1Notatalluseful,
2Slightlyuseful,3Moderatelyuseful,4Veryuseful,5Extremelyuseful)
• Turningyoungpeopleintoaninfluentialgroupandshowingpoliticiansthatyoung
people'sopinionstodaywilllargelydeterminewhowillvoteforthemthroughout
theirlives.
• Establishing“shadowparliaments”ofyouthanddisseminatetheirdecisions
• Organizingdiscussiongroupsthatintegrateadults,childrenandyouth.
• Institutionalizingparticipatoryprocessesthatrequiretheinclusionofyouthin
decisionsmaking,andsettingappropriateimplementationcriteria
• Forminglegallyboundedcommitteesrepresentingyouthandtakingactiverole
• Regularevaluationoftheaspectsthathaverequiredtheopinionofyoungpeople
• Strengtheningthecitizenshipofyoungpeoplesothattheylearntoexercisetheir
righttoevaluatethesystemandnotevadeit
Other(pleaseadd):
More?Other?
Question3:YP
Inwhatwaythesocietyintheyear2030willbedifferent/betterifthevoiceofyoung
peoplelikeyourselfisheardbydecisionmakers?Thefollowingpossibilitiesweresuggested
byrespondentsinthefirstround.Pleaseindicateyouragreementwitheachofthem
(Stronglydisagree,Disagree,Neitheragreenordisagree,Agree, Stronglyagree)
§ Fairersociety:Moretolerance,equality,opennesstodifferentgenders,cultures,
religions,politicalopinions…
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Youngpeoplewillfeelmoreconfident,expressiveandincontroloftheirroleand
impactinthesocietytheylivein.
Societywillbemoreadaptedtochanges.
Moreopenandfreediscussionsoncontroversialissues
Bettereducationsystem
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Significantincreaseininnovationandproduction,thankstothehighcreativityofyoung
people
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Moreintegratedandresponsibleyouth,havingagreatersenseofbelonging
Thesocietywillnotbebetter.
Other(pleaseadd):
More?Other?