Measuring the impact of Youth in Action Programmes with RAY
The RAY Network was founded on the initiative of the Austrian National Agency of the Erasmus+ in order to develop joint transnational research activities related to the Youth in Action Programme. It produces reliable evidence to better understand processes and outcomes in youth work and non-formal education. In order to do so, all participants and project leaders having participated in mobility projects funded by Movetia will evaluate their experience and learnings in a European survey.
Various objectives
The main objectives of RAY are:
- to contribute to quality assurance and quality development in the implementation of Youth in Action;
- to contribute to evidence-based and research-informed youth policy development;
- to contribute to the recognition of non-formal education and learning in the youth field, in particular in the context of international youth work;
- to promote dialogue between research, policy and practice in the youth field.
An open network
The RAY-network started in 2008 with a handful of National Agencies and their researchers and it has now grown to a network with 34 countries involved, working on seven research projects.
We are looking forward to the new insights our participation in this research network will produce.
