DiSTO NEETs

Little is as of yet known about how positive skills related to social interaction (i.e. networking and communicative skills) and informal creative and participatory skills (i.e. creating and sharing texts, images and videos) are related to well-being of disadvantaged young people both in terms of future employment and education prospects as well as in terms of psychological and physical well-being. There is also a particular gap in baseline data around the digital skills and engagement of young people who fall outside of or who are ‘marginalised’ from the mainstream education system such as young people not in education, employment or training (NEETs). DiSTO NEETs aims to fill this gap.

It adapts the #DiSTOsurvey measures for skills, uses and outcomes and develops new measures related to motivations, attitudes and support networks in relation to ICTs. 

Support

This project is funded by the Prince’s Trust for its 40^th anniversary.

This is achieved via:

• A review of the literature and evidence around digital literacy, motivation and attitudes in relation to disadvantaged young people.
• 6 Focus groups with NEETs across the UK
• A nationally representative survey of 800 young internet users between 16 and 24 and a quota sample survey of 400 internet using NEETs.