A room of their own:training cultural workers for facilitating rural youth culture - R YOUCULT

A "room" of their own -youth culture in rural areas R YOUCULT p. 3In recent years, we have seen an increasing focus on young people that don't follow the flow towards the larger cities but for whom rural life is not only an option but an active choice.What is the everyday life about for a youngster in rural settings?What does a room of their own mean with regards to creating, doing, and living their own unique youth life?Throughout our research we have been dealing with the diverse group of rural youngsters, their needs, and from what aspects a rural youth culture can be facilitated.A teaching course on that fundament is now present in this handbook.The handbook is based on the pilot project R YOUCULT -A "room" of their own.The project consists of a collaboration between university partners and regional partners from Denmark, Finland, and Portugal.Each country has had 10-12 youth and cultural workers participating as learners in a teaching course for facilitating rural youth culture.