RAY Monitoring of the European Youth Programmes
Surveys of participants and project teams
For the first time since the start of the pandemic we are surveying project participants and project team members of the Erasmus+ Youth and the European Solidarity Corps programmes – and this is exciting :)
What is this all about? – Some historical context
In 2008, the RAY Network was founded with the aim to contribute to quality assurance and quality development in the implementation of the European Union’s Youth in Action Programme (2007–2013). To that end, the initial network partners developed a framework for the first and core research project of the network: standard surveys for project participants and project teams. These standard surveys were further developed at the start of the next programme generation, Erasmus+ Youth in Action (2014–2020), resulting in this core research project on the research-based analysis and monitoring of Erasmus+ Youth in Action (RAY-MON), and subsequently to the research-based analysis and monitoring of the European Solidarity Corps (RAY-SOC). The studies are implemented in cooperation with all our RAY partner countries.
>> In the last programme period (2014-2020), a total of 53.144 project participants and a total of 10.789 project team members all over Europe and beyond fully responded to the RAY Monitoring surveys for Erasmus+ Youth.
>> Curious? Check out the findings from our latest comparative research report HERE.
The new RAY Monitoring surveys are officially launched
Our multilingual online surveys (available in 30 languages) aiming at analysing the impact of the European Youth Programmes and their effects on individual, organisational, community and European levels.
Project participants and project team members who were part or implemented an Erasmus+ Youth or European Solidarity Corps project within the current programme period (from 2021 onwards) are invited to reflect on the effects of the projects and activities (e.g. on participation and citizenship, digitalisation, sustainability, diversity and inclusion) and their own learning pathway and competence development. Furthermore the effects on learning organisations and communities, the inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities, the European dimension as well as the implementation of the programmes are thematised.
What’s your experience with the European youth programmes?
Did you take part or did you implement a project?
>> Then keep your eyes peeled for our invitation in your inbox! Your voice matters! Thank you 💙💛
What else?
We have also published related posting on our RAY social media channels (feel free to share and like!):
Further reading
What is the RAY Monitoring of Erasmus+ Youth (RAY MON)?
The aim of this project is to contribute to quality assurance and quality development in the implementation of Erasmus+ Youth, to evidence-based and research-informed youth policy development and to a better understanding of learning mobility in the youth field.
Further details about the research project, its aim, research questions and design can be found HERE.
What is the RAY Monitoring of the European Solidarity Corps (RAY SOC)?
The aim of this research project is to contribute to quality assurance and quality development in the implementation of the European Solidarity Corps, to strengthen evidence-based and research-informed policy development, and to sharpen the understanding of volunteering, working, learning, training and youth activism in the context of solidarity actions of young people.
Further details about the research project, its aim, research questions and design can be found HERE.