Nature and Levels of Youth Participation

1)     Collective Involvement

Describe the level of collective involvement that best reflects organization or activity:

a) Episodic (short term, issue or activity or project-specific)

b) Developmental (structured, ongoing youth organization or representation)

c) Networking (networking or coordinating youth groups to increase impact)

2)     Individual Involvement

Describe the numbers of youth involved as:

  • core leaders (ongoing involvement of at least one year)

  • leaders (head a committee, project, activity)

  • volunteers (committee member, specific task)

  • Attendee (attended meeting or workshop or event)

  • Respondent (to survey, or telephone or e-mail survey)

3)     What roles are being assigned to youth?

  • youth are assigned specific roles or tasks

  • youth are consulted

  • adults initiate the youth involvement and share decision making with youth

  • youth initiate the involvement and share decision-making with adults

  • youth and adults are invited to participate at the same time