所在位置: 北欧部长理事会发布政策简报《扎根农村：为农村青年正名和创造机会》，深入调查了当前居住在农村地区或渴望如此的北欧青年的需求和愿望，以及青年向政策制定者提出的可以吸引他们重返农村地区的行动建议。
调查主要围绕以下问题：
对于北欧青年来说，选择在农村地区生活和工作时的优先考虑有哪些？
年轻人认为哪些具体因素和方案对于解决他们在农村定居所面临的挑战至关重要？
我们怎样才能为农村青年创造和增加机会，让他们发挥自己的潜能，充分利用自己的社区，并为社区做出积极贡献，从而改变人们对农村青年的普遍看法？
我们如何将农村地区的可持续发展作为实现北欧愿景2030的核心？
该简报还审视了北欧国家的学术论述和现有农村发展叙事，以及在六个主题领域中的青年参与工作和相关措施。
在教育与培训方面：
该简报突出了地理位置在塑造教育成果和提供教育机会中的核心作用。城市与农村教育环境之间存在显著差异，城市学校常常被视为衡量其他学校的标准。那些拥有接受良好教育的青年比例较高的地区通常展现出更大潜力，这种优势不仅提升了该地区的社会凝聚力，同时也显著提高了经济的整体表现。
农村教育：
简报中特别关注了农村地区的教育问题，如辍学率高和教育参与度低等，这些问题主要归因于这些地区固有的复杂性和资源匮乏。为此，报告呼吁一系列针对性的政策干预措施，旨在缩小教育差距并为农村学生提供更多的教育机会。关键建议包括：
在农村社区内发展和维持小规模学校，以增强教育获取和社区融合；
引入与当地企业合作的实习项目，为学生提供实际的工作经验，搭建教育与工作环境之间的桥梁；
提升职业教育的可见度，并加强与当地产业的联系，旨在减少技能不匹配，并促进农村地区经济发展；
加强职业咨询服务，并确保土著语言的课程提供，以支持土著人口的教育需求，这对于维护文化完整性和可及性至关重要。
此外，该报告还详细探讨了如何从交通和运输、住房、劳动力市场、健康与福祉以及社群和文化等多个领域为北欧农村地区提供建议，帮助当地青年参与农村政策对话，使他们感到自己的声音很重要并被听到——不仅仅是作为信息提供者，而是作为解决方案和成果的共同创造者。
The Nordic Council of Ministers has released a policy brief titled Rooting for the Rural: Changing narratives and creating opportunities for Nordic rural youth , which delves into the importance of understanding and supporting the priorities of young people in Nordic rural regions to ensure these communities thrive. The paper investigates what young people need and want, their aspirations and ideas, and the solutions they propose to policymakers that could attract them back to rural areas.
The project was guided by the following overarching questions:
What is important for Nordic young people when it comes to living and working in rural areas?
What concrete enablers and solutions do young people identify as central to solving challenges or barriers to settling in rural areas?
Moreover, how can we create and enhance opportunities for rural youth to realise their potential and make the most of – and make the greatest contribution to – their communities, thereby changing prevailing narratives regarding young people in rural areas?
And how can we make sustainability in rural areas integral to the achievement of the Nordic Vision 2030?
This policy brief takes a look at the academic discourse and existing rural development narratives in the Nordic countries, as well as efforts in youth engagement, including related measures, across six thematic areas. The brief also presents the Nordic Rural Youth Panel’s 40 action points for revitalising rural areas.
Education and Traning
This report underscores the significant role that geographical location plays in shaping educational outcomes and opportunities. It highlights marked disparities between urban and rural educational settings, with urban schools often serving as benchmarks for success. Empirical evidence supports the assertion that regions with a higher percentage of educated young people have brighter socio-economic prospects, which in turn boosts social cohesion and economic performance.
Rural Education
The dropout rates and lower educational engagement in rural areas are significant concerns, attributed to these regions' inherent complexities and resource deficiencies. The report calls for targeted policy interventions to mitigate these educational gaps and enhance opportunities for rural students. Key recommendations include:
Developing and sustaining smaller schools in rural communities to enhance educational access and community integration.
Implementing mandatory internships with local businesses to provide real-world experience and bridge the educational and professional environments.
Boosting the visibility of vocational education and strengthening its ties to local industries, aiming to reduce skills mismatches and support rural economic development.
Enhancing career counseling services and ensuring curricular offerings are available in native languages to support the indigenous populations. This includes provisions for higher education in languages like Greenlandic or Sami, crucial for maintaining cultural integrity and accessibility.
In addition, the report delves into various thematic areas such as traffic and transport, housing, the labor market, health and well-being, and community and culture, to provide comprehensive guidance for Nordic rural areas. Beyond ensuring that children’s rights and youth perspectives are mainstreamed in policy development, it is vital to ensure that children and young people are able to actively engage, participate, share their knowledge and exercise their rights. Young people serve as a bridge to the future – they are a form of social and cultural glue. Without them, rural towns and villages will be but a happy memory, rather than thriving areas burgeoning with opportunities.
更多信息请参阅：
For more information:
1. Rooting for the Rural: Changing narratives and creating opportunities for Nordic rural youth:
https://pub.nordregio.org/pb-2023-5-Rooting-for-the-Rural/index.html
2. From Fields to Futures: 40 action points for rural revitalisation:
https://nordregio.org/publications/from-fields-to-futures-40-action-points-for-rural-revitalisation/
3. “Gen Z Agency: Mobilising young people to strengthen Nordic rural areas. What we did and how we did it”:
https://nordregio.org/publications/gen-z-agency-mobilising-young-people-to-strengthen-nordic-rural-areas-what-we-did-and-how-we-did-it/
4. Youth as partners in the green transition:
https://nordregio.org/publications/youth-as-partners-in-the-green-transition/
