Some kind of memoirs, reflecting on what is needed to run and develop youth work.

By Jonas Agdur

A youth work curriculum that describes the preconditions for creating a learning environment, the foreseen learning outcomes and the process, including pedagogical methods, tools and themes, through which these are to be achieved.

A competency framework that lists the competencies, i.e. values, attitudes, skills and knowledge, needed to perform quality youth work and the process within which these are to be used.

WHY? WHAT? HOW? 

In this booklet you get to know about the concept of quality indicators and support to develop your own. You will also find a lot of examples of useful quality indicators, applicable in your context, and tips for further reading about both youth work and indicators. 

This report provides a unique insight into which young people that are visiting youth centres and how young people from different backgrounds and circumstances experience things like participation, safety and treatment from staff. Because there are differences! Are young people with disabilities more or less safe and involved? What differences are there depending on, for example, gender, background and school situation? What conclusions does this lead to when we design our activities?

The report is based on the Swedish reality, but it is also highly relevant outside Sweden's borders. 

Inspiring Quality Street Work targets everyone who is interested in street work and its further development, from street workers, managers and policy makers to educators of street workers, their students and research. We hope that it will provide you with a deeper understanding of the concept of quality development, why it is important and what you need to think about when working on it.

Using indicators to strengthen the quality of youth work