Rural Youth

Lead Institute LV Institute of Rural Studies

Rural Youth: Between Out-migration and Volunteering

The future of rural areas in Germany is, to a high degree, dependent on the youths who live there. There is a chance that young people will stay if they feel their region is worth living in and has the potential to develop. If not, chances are high that especially the young and mobile generation will leave.

Background and Objective

The project analyses the living situation of young people in rural areas in Germany and their perspectives on the future

Approach

Assuming that the regional conditions influence young people's chances and problems, six differently developed regions from east and west Germany were studied. The regions under focus were Friedland in Mecklenburg West Pomerania, Krummhörn in Lower Saxony, Grimma in Saxony, Furth in Bavaria, Königsee in Thuringia und Meßkirch in Baden-Wurttemberg.

Data and Methods

2,662 young people between the ages of 14 to 18 participated in a standardized online survey, shortly before their graduation from different types of schools

Results

Young People in Rural Areas between Staying and Leaving - living situations and future concepts of young people in six regions in Germany, Thünen Report No 12, 08/2013

Thünen-Contact

Dr. Sylvia Keim-Klärner

Telephone

+49 531 2570 2100

sylvia.keim-klaerner@thuenen.de

LV Institute of Rural Studies

Involved Thünen-Partners

Project Members

Dr. Stephan Beetz
Dr. Claudia Neu

Duration

10.2007 - 12.2012

More Information

Project status: finished

Publications to the project

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Becker H, Moser A (2013) Jugend in ländlichen Räumen zwischen Bleiben und Abwandern - Lebenssituation und Zukunftspläne von Jugendlichen in sechs Regionen in Deutschland. Braunschweig: Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, 140 p, Thünen Rep 12, DOI:10.3220/REP_12_2013
https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn052561.pdf

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