Recruitment and retention of young people

Alenka Oblak & Jordan Bajraktarov

BASIC HUMAN NEEDS (W. Glasser)

SURVIVAL food, sleep, sexuality, personal safety
LOVE AND BELONGING cooperation, being close, acceptence, friendship, love
POWER, RECOGNITION to be recognized, respected, valued, important, to achieve, self-esteem FREEDOM possiblity of choice, of decisions, independence, fair-play FUN to relax, laugh, sociability, curiosity, creativity, to discover new - it is genetical award for learning

ELEMENTS OF INNER MOTIVATION

The need for:

Autonomy (control of our own behaviour) Being competent (the feeling that our overview of environment is Belonging and relatedness (connection with people) Self-esteem (being conscious about own value and importance) Being involved and enjoy (the wish for activites that bring

successful)

pleasure)
James. P. RAffini: 150 Ways to Increase Intrinsic Motivation in Classroom

Methods of recruitment
Youth programme
Opening new units Reaching out to specific communities Recruitment in existing units

Youth programme
Challenge and Adventure in our programme Youth Involvement An up-to-date programme, meeting the interests of Young People Successful transition between Sections

Recruitment in existing units

Bring a friend Scout for an evening
Schools

Additinal teaser :)
The surprising truth about what motivates us: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc