Project description DEENESFRITPL Twinning programme to study Estonia’s youth Sociology applies the life course theory to several areas of family life, offering helpful resources throughout a person’s lifetime, especially in the period of transition to adulthood. There are both qualitative and quantitative methodologies to study these transitions. However, a mixed approach could lead to better support for young adults. To that end, the EU-funded YouthLife project will initiate a three-year twinning programme to bridge qualitative and quantitative approaches to life course research with the aim of introducing methodological innovations and providing new insights into youth transitions to adulthood. The new knowledge will be applied in the design of the new Estonian Longitudinal Study of Youth. The project will foster mutually advantageous networking and knowledge exchange between Tallinn University, the University of Bamberg, the University of Southampton and the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective The YouthLife project aims to strengthen research on youth transitions from a life course perspective by facilitating multifaceted capacity building at the Centre of Interdisciplinary Life Course Studies (CILCS) at Tallinn University (TLU) through a partnership with three internationally-leading research institutions with complementary methodological expertise and experience: University of Bamberg (UB), University of Southampton (UoS), and the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI). YouthLife will create beneficial conditions for TLU to become a first class research institution integrated into leading international networks of life course research with the potential to be a reliable and credible partner for further collaborative research at EU level. The project will increase research, cooperation and networking capacities through peer-to-peer interaction, experience exchange, methodological knowledge transfers and mutual learning during four intensive training courses, six practical workshops, online resources, study and research visits. YouthLife will also improve research management and administration (RMA) skills at TLU and upgrade its RMA support system. The project will tackle the divide between quantitative and qualitative approaches in life course research, introduce methodological innovations and provide new insights into youth transitions to adulthood. The methodological knowledge and experiences gained will be applied to the elaboration of the conceptual and methodological framework of the new Estonian Longitudinal Study of Youth (ELSY) during the project and its implementation afterwards, with the aim of filling the gap in longitudinal data for a better understanding of youth transitions to adulthood. Keywords Life course research longitudinal data expanding methodological expertise research capacity building quantitative methods qualitative methods mixed methods transition to adulthood youth Programme(s) H2020-EU.4.b. - Twinning of research institutions Main Programme Topic(s) WIDESPREAD-05-2020 - Twinning Call for proposal H2020-WIDESPREAD-2018-2020 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-WIDESPREAD-2020-5 Funding Scheme CSA - Coordination and support action Coordinator TALLINN UNIVERSITY Net EU contribution € 309 125,00 Address Narva road 25 10120 Tallinn Estonia See on map Region Eesti Eesti Põhja-Eesti Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all OTTO-FRIEDRICH-UNIVERSITAET BAMBERG Germany Net EU contribution € 185 000,00 Address Kapuzinerstrasse 16 96047 Bamberg See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 220 675,00 Address Highfield SO17 1BJ Southampton See on map Region South East (England) Hampshire and Isle of Wight Southampton Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 KONINKLIJKE NEDERLANDSE AKADEMIE VAN WETENSCHAPPEN - KNAW Netherlands Net EU contribution € 177 500,00 Address Kloveniersburgwal 29 het trippenhuis 1011 JV Amsterdam See on map Region West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00
