In working effectively with contemporary youth there is great value in understanding what motivates and/or influences their thoughts and actions. With this in mind the Center for Youth Studies has created three surveys; one on happiness, one on concerns, and the other on influences. These surveys were designed to give youth themselves an opportunity to creatively reflect on their own motivations and influences as well as to give others a greater understanding of overall trends in motivations and drives among the youth in our culture. It is our hope that these results and the continued studies of youth and youth culture will better equip both youth themselves and those who work with them to effect change in the cultures and localities in which they live and work. We invite you to take these back to your youth, either in electronic or print format (to print blank surveys, simply print directly from your internet browser). We predict that if done in a mindful way, they will take from 5 to 10 minutes to complete.
This might also be a good opportunity to talk to your youth about their values.
We've also developed a short survey for youth workers. This is designed to promote thought and discussion about the issues youth workers face on a daily basis.
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