20120502 REP Generations of Participation Evaluation Seminar

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EVALUATION

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Evaluation: Generations of Participation

This evaluation is the summary of the online evaluation on the Transnational Youth Seminar, which

was the core activity in the Youth in Action 5.1 project ‘Generations of Participation’. All

participants who attended the seminar were expected to complete the online form once returned

home. As a reminder of what happened during the seminar, the participants first were asked to see

the video report, which you can find on http://generationsofparticipation.edicypages.com/seminar.

General informationAustria 2 9%

Belgium 3 13%

Czech Republic 2 9%

Germany 1 4%

Ireland 2 9%

Italy 2 9%

Malta 2 9%Poland 2 9%

Slovakia 1 4%

Slovenia 2 9%

Spain 2 9%

United Kingdom 2 9%

Comments

In total we received 23 online evaluation forms. Most of the participants completed the evaluationfor individually. However the 2 German volunteers as well as 2 of the Italian volunteers decided tocomplete the evaluation together, due to a low command of English.



EVALUATION: Generations of Participation

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Interviews

The briefing note to prepare the interviews was ...

Not usefulat all

Veryuseful

1 - Not useful at all 0 0%

2 0 0%

3 3 13%

4 12 52%

5 - Very useful 8 35%

Doing the interview itself was ...

Not interestingat all

Veryinteresting

1 - Not interesting at all 0 0%

2 0 0%

3 4 17%

4 2 9%

5 - Very interesting 17 74%

Did the interview give you a new perspective on the older

generation of volunteers?

Yes 23 100%

No 0 0%




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Did the result of the interview give you concrete ideas for your

current work as a volunteer?

Yes 19 83%

No 4 17%

Do you think the interview was important to prepare for the

seminar?

Yes 22 96%

No 1 4%




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General remarks on the seminar

Preparations and information received before coming to theseminar was...

Verybad

Verygood

1 - Very bad 0 0%

2 0 0%

3 13 57%

4 6 26%

5 - Very good 4 17%

The seminar was useful for my volunteering activities

At all Verymuch

1 - At all 0 0%

2 3 13%

3 4 17%

4 6 26%

5 - Very much 10 43%

I found the methodology...

Verybad

Verygood

1 - Very bad 1 4%

2 3 13%-

3 2 9%

4 10 43%

5 - Very good 7 30%




5

Sessions & activities overview

Get to know each other & introductory session

Verybad

Verygood

1 - Very bad 0 0%

2 2 9%

3 1 4%

4 7 30%

5 - Very good 13 57%

Experiences exchange

Verybad

Verygood

1 - Very bad 0 0%

2 2 9%

3 3 13%

4 7 30%


Mapping our knowledge

Verybad

Verygood

1 - Very bad 1 4%

2 2 9%

3 7 30%

4 8 35%

5 - Very good 5 22%




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Meeting with European Parliament officer

Verybad

Verygood

1 - Very bad 1 4%2 8 35%

3 12 52%

4 2 9%

5 - Very good 0 0%

Gathering good practices

Very

bad

Very

good

1 - Very bad 0 0%

2 2 9%

3 1 4%

4 11 48%

5 - Very good 9 39%

Exchange market

Verybad

Verygood

1 - Very bad 0 0%

2 1 4%

3 3 13%

4 7 30%





7

Stakeholders analysis

Verybad

Verygood

1 - Very bad 0 0%2 1 4%

3 7 30%

4 8 35%

5 - Very good 7 30%

Inspiration from success

Very

bad

Very

good

1 - Very bad 3 13%

2 7 30%

3 5 22%

4 3 13%

5 - Very good 5 22%

Developing final outcome

Verybad

Verygood

1 - Very bad 0 0%

2 2 9%

3 3 13%

4 12 52%

5 - Very good 6 26%




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Spiritual moments

Verybad

Verygood

1 - Very bad 0 0%2 0 0%

3 3 13%

4 4 17%


Night out in Munich

Very

bad

Very

good

1 - Very bad 0 0%

2 0 0%

3 0 0%

4 4 17%


Intercultural evening

Verybad

Verygood

1 - Very bad 0 0%

2 0 0%

3 1 4%

4 4 17%





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Comments

• Organization was perfect and each session was linked to each other, maybe the meeting with theParliament officer could have been a bit more interesting if the group was a bit smaller and notget into so much detail in politics (my opinion). Everything else was just great and really enjoyedevery moment of it :) was sad to leave on Sunday afternoon. Thank you to all the organizers andeveryone involved as you have done a great job!

• "the clip session was not very relevant and moreover in the time that every single one was tired

• we should have prepared more for the EP member - state a few topics/questions and focus onthem"

• Every day was an experience, from working in groups with people from other countries todiscussing events with the person from our own countries. the civil rights video I thought was afantastic way of getting each participate to think about rights they have and rights young peoplehave in their countries, I also found that a lot of the ways in which you can voice your rights (the

10 way) can also be linked into social communication and with this being a new office getting setup in the UK province I feel the notes I took will help the new department. The tour of Munichand the intercultural night where again to great way of getting to know each other but alsocelebrating the fact that we are all like minded, SALESIAN young volunteers

• "Intercultural evening could be better if we knew when it will really start. Because there wassupper and then people began to share with others national sweets etc. Better in this eveningalso could be sitting at bigger tables not only for 6 persons.

• Professional city guides were very good idea!

• "I felt a little bit different from the others because I have the impression that they are all workingin Don Bosco Projects and most of them in youth centres which are in many countries wellstructured and organized. I am from Jugend eine Welt and worked in India for one year in

2008/2009 since that I am not taking part in the actions of Jugend eine Welt or Don Boscoregularly. I take part in meetings from time to time and meet other volunteers from Jugend eineWelt but there is no close contact to leaders of Jugend eine Welt. So my influence is very low. Inorder to that I did not know much about Don Bosco Youth Net. For me it would have beeninteresting what the others are doing in their countries, it was difficult to get this information justin the free time which was very short and I was not motivated to talk during that time again,because it was a lot of talking. In the interview there was not prepared a question for whathe/she is doing. I did not know the person before so that would have been interesting.

• I was unhappy that we discussed with an official of the European commission and not to a realpolitician. That was what I expected.

• In general I do not know if Jugend eine Welt is the perfect partner for Don Bosco Youth net andthat I was send there without any preparation of Jugend eine Welt shows me that this is not very

important for them. But we are discussing these things with Jugend eine Welt at present. For meit was an interesting weekend and I saw many good practices and I got in touch with manypeople from many different countries. Thank you for that. Some ideas I am trying to realise."

• Just want to take this opportunity to thank all at DBYN for a fantastic experience, to ourfacilitators Ela and Jose angel , to Rein and everyone who helped make the experience amazing.Looking forward to the next one!. I felt that the video interviews should have all been shown as alot of effort was put into them, and participants didn’t get the opportunity to illustrate theirwork.

• Just a lack of time. I think being more stretched would have helped. Especially the first couple of days to get to know the people better! It's easier to work with someone you know a little bitbetter :)




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• I think the process didn't follow a good path, because we started talking about the interviews inpairs, like speed dating, but we didn't put that knowledge in common and from it extract someconclusions... I found the session unconnected and some of them (like the Nashville) lack of

sense within the topic of the seminar.• Thank You for giving me a chance to get to know many amazing people!:)

• It was my first time I participated in a DBYN activity and it was quite inspiring. I hope that therewill be some outcome for the connection of Jugend Eine Welt and Don Bosco Youth Centres inAustria

• "The content of the seminar was differently explained to us by our staff member: it was said thatthe seminar would go about how to keep people involved once they are not anymore activemembers of the organization.

• I enjoy coming to the seminars because I believe they are interesting, but I notice every time thatalmost all participants do not come because of the seminar, but because they want to knowmore about DBYN. So my question is: are the participants correctly chosen? Or should the focusof the seminar be different? It is then also a missed opportunity that the board does notintroduce themselves and that there is no dialogue session provided between participants andboard. The location was well chosen. The idea to have an external guest is always good. Themethods were not always well chosen in my opinion which leads to vague outcomes. Overall itwas a fun and interesting seminar, but I missed enrichment in my experience. Munich tour was avery good idea!

• Intercultural evening: the presentations were fun because you had to present another country(original!). However, the evening itself could have been guided more: a lot of people left veryearly and it was not clear what was expected. The intercultural exchange was very 'intense' forsome people (:-)), which was very funny to hear, but on the other hand, is this a path that wewould like to encourage? "

• "Great conference, more emphasis needed on the interviews as the time they took to prepare

and produce justified more exposure.• Salesian involvement, I feel that there should have been more. I am not sure who could have

been involved from the Salesians but getting a perspective from Pisana would have beenbeneficial. Apart from this everything was superb, well done to all."




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Hosting

Accommodation & food

Verybad

Verygood

1 - Very bad 0 0%

2 0 0%

3 1 4%

4 9 39%


Working room & other spaces we used

Verybad

Verygood

1 - Very bad 0 0%

2 0 0%

3 0 0%

4 10 43%


Comments

• Food and rooms where great! Just the Wi-Fi connection was a bit hectic but everything else wasmuch better than expected.

• The rooms (beds, work, and free) are all fantastic spaces, there are places to be together but

also places to spend alone or with God, however the food on the first couple of days was thesame, rice and paste. I like both but not for lunch and evening meal on two consecutive days,otherwise ….. WOW

• I wanted to stay in one room with my girlfriend, this was not possible. I can understand thereasons for that. Nevertheless I was a little bit unhappy about that and that the manaccommodation was quite far away. The food was super perfect!!!

• Excellent! Well done!

• The hosting team was great. Although having access to Internet for everybody would have beennicer.

• "More outside. We sat inside all the time which decreases the concentration level.

• Ideal location

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