STRATEGIES FOR
YOUTH POLICY IN
MUNICIPALITIES
MAIN STEPS
Propositions for discussion
Przemyslaw Kulawczuk, University of
Gdansk, Elbląg 21-23.03.2017
CaSYPoT – Capacity Building
for Strategic Youth Policy and
Transnational Cooperation
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Diagnosis of existing situation
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Indicating problems (needs) to be solved (satisfied) by the policy
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Generating alternatives to satisfy needs and solve problems
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Design of optimum policy choice / draft policy
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Testing/Verification of the solutions of policy / final version of policy
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Policy implementation
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Impact evaluation
BUILDING STRATEGY OUTLINE
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Survey of the youth based on Swedish diagnostic instrument
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Adaptation of the instrument to local conditions
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Pilot study among the youth
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Correction of the instrument
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Main survey among the youth
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Data analysis
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Description of the existing situation
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Conclusions from the survey: at least indication of the key problems,
development needs and directions for improvement
DIAGNOSIS OF EXISTING SITUATION
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Justification of the problems/needs validity with the youth (e.g.
panel discussion)
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Confirmation what problems/needs are really important
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Adding new areas for intervention (result of discussion)
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Building a fixed list of problems/needs to be satisfied by the policy
INDICATING PROBLEMS/NEEDS TO BE SOLVED/SATISFIED
BY THE POLICY
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Review of the best practices
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New ideas and opportunities characteristic for given countries
(brain storming and other methods)
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Analysis what can be adopted from the other countries
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Listening to the proposition of the youth (they know better)
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Listening to propositions of parents, teachers, other persons
involved in taking care over the youth
GENERATING ALTERNATIVES TO SATISFY NEEDS
AND SOLVE PROBLEMS
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List of the key solutions and instruments
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Set up criteria what is the most important and the most urgent
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Create the list of solutions and instruments based on priorities
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Verify resources available for the solutions and instruments (financial
and organizational skills)
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Create the list of solutions and instruments which can be responsibly
financed or organized
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Describe solutions and instruments in dimensions of: how they work,
how to organize them, time, resources, planned results
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Preparation of the draft policy (description of measures, responsible
units, resources, timing, results)
DESIGN OF OPTIMUM POLICY CHOICE
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Verification of policy measures among the youth
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Collection of remarks and proposition for improvements
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Preparation of the corrected, final version of the policy
TESTING/VERIFICATION OF THE SOLUTIONS OF POLICY
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Designation of responsible person (persons) for the youth policy
and assignation of tasks
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Division of tasks between responsible persons
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Implementation of program activities accordingly to the schedule
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Monitoring the results in time frames
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Constant improvement and correction of actions to achieve policy
goals
POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
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Summarizing results of on-going monitoring
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Design of impact dimensions
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Design of impact measurement instrument (questionnaire,
statistical analysis of crime rates, educational achievement tests
etc.)
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Conducting impact evaluation
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Draw conclusions and suggestions for the following diagnostic
period
IMPACT EVALUATION
Thank you!
Przemyslaw Kulawczuk,
University of Gdansk
[email protected]
mob. 48 501 299 781