Cooperation between the country and the University of Stuttgart in the youth study 2022

When carrying out the Baden-Württemberg youth study 2022, there is a cooperation between the country and the University of Stuttgart. Over 2,000 young people in Baden-Württemberg are asked about their attitudes, wishes and goals. This should provide valuable information for future youth policy.

The Ministry of Culture and the institutes for Social Sciences and pedagogik The University of Stuttgart in the future cooperates with the Baden-Württemberg Youth study . This nationwide survey of around 2,000 to 17-year-olds should give a current mood of the youth in the country and give them important impulses Add youth policy .

Minister of Education and Youth Theresa Schopper is very pleased that Professor André Bachters and Professor Susanne Vogl from the social sciences as well as professor Christine Sälzer and junior professor Maria Wirzberger join important partners of the youth study in Baden-Württemberg. She says: "With the study we want to get a comprehensive picture of the youth in the country. We are interested in topics such as school and leisure activities as well as attitudes to democracy, political education or wishes for career orientation."

The State Study Council , which also accompanies the study as in previous years, evaluates the new scientific orientation positively. "We are very pleased that the ministry shows such an interest in young people," says David Jung, chairman of the regional student council: "The use of new survey instruments enabled by the institutes increases the value of the study for young people - and school work significantly."

proven survey software

The youth study 2022 is based on the previous studies from the start year 2011 to 2020, but with an extended question of questions and new survey instruments, as Professor Bächter explains: "We will use proven survey software. set.

In some schools there is initially a pretest before the survey is large. At the end of the day, individual classes in schools across the country are to carry out the anonymous survey as part of a school lesson. In total, there should be more than 2,000 data records in the end. "The implementation in the school framework also enables, for example, to take into account the school forms in accordance with their respective share of the young people or to distinguish between urban and rural areas. This makes the results even more meaningful," says Professor Sälzer.

basis for further measures

The youth study should not only provide important data, but also the basis for further measures: "The results will enable us to organize and develop the youth policy in the country even more target group-specific ones," says Minister Schopper, who also wants to organize a children's and youth summit and add: "The young people are much more networked today than before. Mix in current topics.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport promotes the youth study with more than 50,000 euros. At the University of Stuttgart, a part-time position is set up at PostDoc level. The results of the youth study are to be evaluated and published in early summer 2022. An event for the presentation of the results and a number of scientific publications are also planned.

recognize youth needs

The youth study in Baden-Württemberg was designed in 2009 in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and has been implemented every two to three years through project funding to the Art foundation with the integration of the state student body.

goal is to get a comprehensive overview of the attitudes, values, leisure activities and the future of the future of the young generation in Baden-Württemberg. The studies were published in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2020 and received a lot of attention.

Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport: Baden-Württemberg Youth study 2020 (PDF)