Barriers and enablers for young people when taking part in UK-German youth exchanges
Encouraging UK-German Youth Exchanges
Variation in barriers with financial circumstances and gender
Graph 4.6 Young people – Extent to which various factors enable participation in youth exchanges (DE)
› Significantly less likely to have access to an organisa - tion or opportunities that would help them take part in a youth exchange . 11 Within the UK, young women were significantly more likely to identify that concerns about money would prevent them from taking part in a UK-German youth exchange compared to young men. 12 Within Germany, young women were significantly more likely to feel confident to take part in a UK-German youth exchange when compared to young men. 13
Within the UK 8 and within Germany 9 young people in the weaker financial circumstances group were significantly more likely to identify concerns about money as a barrier when compared to their counterparts in stronger financial circumstances . Interviews with UK youth workers supported this finding. They described working with young people who would not have the financial means to pay for the personal incidental costs (e.g., luggage, passport) of a youth exchange or participant fees. Within Germany, young people in the weaker financial circumstances group were: › Significantly less likely to be able to find information on UK-German youth exchanges. 10
A very large amount A large amount A moderate amount A small amount Not at all
0.9
Financial support
58.0
29.5
8.6
3.0
More offers by my school or university
38.3
43.6
11.6
4.8 1.7
More information
25.0
43.3
24.7
5.9 1.2
Being invited to take part
26.3
41.1
19.2
10.2 3.2
More offers by my youth centre or youth organisation
18.0
39.4
28.1
10.1 4.4
18.2
40.0
26.0
Meeting other YP who taken part
11.9 3.9
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50%
75%
100%
Enablers for young people
Valid % (n=665)
Following this, within Germany, more information about UK-German youth exchanges and being invited to take part by my youth worker or teacher, then ranked similarly as the third and fourth choices. With 68.3% (n=454) and 67.4% (n=448) of participants, respectively, identifying this would encourage them a large amount or a very large amount to take part. In the UK, being invited to take part by my youth worker or teacher, and more information, then more offers by my youth centre or youth organisation, all ranked similarly in third to fifth places. For each of these, just short of two thirds of UK participants or more identified them as being encouraging to a large amount or a very large amount.
Young survey participants were asked about the extent that various factors would enable their participation in a youth exchange (Graphs 4.6 & 4.7). Financial support during a youth exchange and more youth exchanges being offered by my school, college or university were the two most highly rated enablers in Germany. 87.5% (n=582) and 81.9% (n=545) of German participants, respectively, identified that this would encourage them to take part in a UK-German youth exchange to amount or a very large amount. The same two enablers were also the most highly rated in the UK, although more youth exchanges being offered by my school, college or university was rated higher than financial support. 71.4% (n=135) and 68.2% (n=129) of UK participants, respectively, identified these things would encourage them a large amount or a very large amount.
Graph 4.7 Young people – Extent to which various factors enable participation in youth exchanges (UK)
A very large amount A large amount A moderate amount A small amount Not at all
38.6
32.8
More offers by my school or university
4.8 6.3
17.5
Financial support
38.6
29.6
22.2
5.8 3.7
Being invited to take part
25.9
36.0
26.5 5.3 6.3
More information
26.5
34.3
1.6
33.9
3.7
More offers by my youth centre or youth organisation
29.1
30.7
26.5 6.3 7.4
Meeting other YP who taken part
15.3
30.2
2.1
39.2
13.2
8 t(172)=2.869, p=0.011, equal variances not assumed 9 t(647)=7.529, p=0.000, equal variances not assumed
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50%
75%
100%
10 t(651)=-2.120, p=0.034 11 t(651)=-3.966, p=0.000 12 t(182)=2.011, p=0.046 13 t(642)=3.134, p=0.002
Valid % (n=189)
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