Фокус групи с представители на институции, прилагащи политики за заетост на младежи в трудоспособна възраст
Focus Groups With Representatives of Institutions Implementing Employment Policies for Young People in Working Age

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the essence, methodology and participants in focus groups conducted with representatives of different institutions responsible for implemention of employment policies for young people in working age. The focus groups were conducted within the framework of the project accomplished by Institute for Population and Human studies-BAS and aimed at examining some good practices and proposals for education and development of the young people in the country. Briefly, the essence of focus groups is presented as a preferred method of conducting qualitative research in the social sciences in recent years, as well as the main trends in the education of the Bulgarian young people in the age groups 15-24 and 25-34. More precisely, the increase of the persons with primary or lower education in the first group and the persons with higher education in the second age group. The main institutions responsible for implemention of employment policies for young people in working age was mentioned. The focus groups with 164 participants conducted in ten areas of the country have been described (e.g.representatives of Municipality and State administrations, employers’ and trade union organizations, public and private educational institutions, etc.). In addition, some strengths and weaknesses in the use of focus groups as a method for collecting quality data in social research was discussed, as well as some practical implementation of the current work.

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