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ESTONIAN YOUTH WORKERS PROFESSIONAL GROWTH: WORK-LOAD AND TASKS FACTORS IN YOUTH WORK SPECIALISTS' OPINIONS

M. Veigel

First published: 2019https://doi.org/10.5593/SWS.ISCSS.2019.4/S13.022View metrics

Abstract

The article dealt with aspects of the professional growth basic elements. The issue of the Estonian youth centers youth workers? professionality has been relevant for many years, as employees often changed. Expectations for youth work (YW) as a promotion of non-formal education and supporting the development of young people are high. There is no research explained the issues related to the youth workers professional growth, including work-load and tasks? factors. The theoretical framework of the research created Ruohotie, Tamm concepts of professional growth and Tims, Bakker job crafting model. The purpose of this research was brought to the light youth work specialists? opinions about the work-load and tasks? factors of the professional growth. For qualitative data collection individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with 33 Estonian youth work specialists in 2016-2017. The results showed that in six key-topics important opinions were received. Most attention should be given further to the choices of work tasks depending of youth workers education and worked time. Mostly were explained the high expectations to the youth workers? self-initiative and creativity. Interviews revealed youth workers? different commitment to everyday work, and it could have resulted from their quite different autonomy and lack of reflection skills. The study identified needs for professional mentoring, supervision and professional work-based learning. The needs for further clarification are: organizational elements as basics of youth workers? professional growth and youth workers? skills to cope with youth social problems.

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Title
ESTONIAN YOUTH WORKERS PROFESSIONAL GROWTH: WORK-LOAD AND TASKS FACTORS IN YOUTH WORK SPECIALISTS' OPINIONS
Authors
M. Veigel
Proceedings
6th SWS International Scientific Conference on Social Sciences ISCSS 2019
Publisher
STEF92 Technology
Year
2019
Pages
171-178
SWS Citekey
Veigel201913171178
ISSN
2682-9959
ISBN
978-619-7408-94-2
Language
en
Publication type
Proceedings Paper
Keywords
Estoniawork-load and tasks factorsprofessional growthyouth workyouth worker
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