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Randall, Jennifer; O'Donnell, Francis; Botha, Sandra M. – FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 2020
Within the context of post-conflict DRC, we examined the impact of the Accelerated Learning Program for out-of-school girls' on student learning outcomes and traditional school enrollment. We found that the vast majority of girls advanced through the levels as expected (80%) and, on average, improved their numeracy and literacy skills. The impact…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Females, Out of School Youth, Academic Achievement
Jobs for the Future, 2020
The future of work--resulting from fast- paced changes in technology, artificial intelligence, robotics, and fluctuations in the way we perform work--will create economic growth and new jobs across the country, but only for communities that are prepared and for workers with the necessary skills. This report outlines Jobs for the Future's policy…
Descriptors: Out of School Youth, Unemployment, Youth Employment, Futures (of Society)
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Zaharah Namanda; Rebecca S. Levine; Amy V. Bintliff – Childhood Education, 2024
Uganda hosts the largest number of refugees of any country in Africa. To protect the rights of refugees in the country, Uganda has designed policies regarding the right to quality education participation and freedom of expression. The authors' non-profit organization, Africa Education & Leadership Initiative (Africa ELI), works with refugee…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, Educational Policy, Childrens Rights
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Jeroen Dewinter; Morénike Giwa Onaiwu; Maria L. Massolo; Reid Caplan; Els Van Beneden; Nikki Brörmann; Eileen T. Crehan; Lisa A. Croen; Susan Faja; Dena L. Gassner; Laura Graham Holmes; Cat Hughes; Morrigan Hunter; Monique Huysamen; Paola Jelonche; Meng-Chuan Lai; Ilse Noens; Heta Pukki; Mark A. Stokes; John F. Strang; Anna I. R. van der Miesen – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
This short report presents recommendations to promote health and well-being relating to sexuality and gender diversity in autistic individuals. The recommendations were developed based on the latest available scientific knowledge coupled with a community-driven approach. An international group of autistic and non-autistic experts in the fields of…
Descriptors: Well Being, LGBTQ People, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Youth
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Amy E. Fisher; Liat R. Johnson; Sonia Minnes; Emily K. Miller; Jessica S. Riccardi; Anastasia Dimitropoulos – Psychology in the Schools, 2024
After-school youth development programs support social-emotional functioning which leads to better academic and behavioral outcomes. This article examines three common predictors of social-emotional functioning individually and concurrently to better understand the role of these predictors in the after-school setting. The common predictors are…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Social Emotional Learning, Youth Programs, Predictor Variables
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Rama Devi; Sawmya Ray – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2024
This paper examines the predicament of the Dalit youth in their pursuit of higher education through a qualitative study in a low-income locality of Delhi. In absence of control over material resources historically, education offered promise in liberating socially excluded groups for its instrumental link with modern occupational structure. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ethnic Groups, Low Income Students, Access to Education
Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, 2024
This "2019-2020 IACC Autism Research Portfolio Analysis Report" presents trends in autism research funding from 2008 to 2020 and alignment of research projects with the primary Objectives of the 2016-2017 IACC Strategic Plan, as well as the Cross-Cutting Objective. An analysis of funding for projects that align with the Cross-Cutting…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Research, Financial Support, Federal Aid
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Sarah L. Curtiss; S. Cole Perry – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2024
Cultural humility is a framework for engaging in self-reflection, self-critique, and reflective practice to cultivate respectful relationships and understand power and privilege. Using duoethnography, we applied cultural humility to our youth work at summer camp and in a social skills group for Autistic youth. Our integrative analysis shows how…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Reflection, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Summer Programs
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Rommel Johnson – Professional Counselor, 2024
Black, school-aged youth may experience socioeconomic, psychological, and emotional difficulties that affect their mental health, leading to maladaptive ways of coping, such as cannabis use. Instead of getting treatment and support to help them manage their stressors in positive ways, Black youth often receive punitive school practices, including…
Descriptors: African Americans, Youth, Marijuana, African American Students
Christal Huber – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Non-formal STEM education programs can expose youth to STEM concepts outside the formal school environment. These programs employ education techniques such as hands-on learning, problem-solving, and connection to authentic science experiences. Youth participating in non-formal STEM programs are more likely to consider themselves science people and…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Informal Education, Photography, Student Attitudes
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Yeseul Choi; JeeHun Sung – Youth & Society, 2024
This study aimed to compare key predictors of academic resilience in the distinctive socio-cultural contexts of South Korea and the United States, employing a machine-learning-based random forest technique. Using PISA 2018 data, we focused on students in the bottom 25% of family socioeconomic status, totaling 1,654 in South Korea and 1,175 in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Secondary School Students
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Khalid Arar; Denise Mifsud – Power and Education, 2024
It is widely agreed that the relationship between poverty and education is bi-directional: poor people lack access to a decent education, and without the latter people are often constrained to a life of poverty (Van der Berg, 2008). Poverty as a "lifetime, and life-wide status" thus develops into a self-fulfilling prophecy that is…
Descriptors: Poverty, Low Income Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Equal Education
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Yu Li; Bo Gao – European Journal of Education, 2024
In the late 1990s, an extensive consolidation of schools in rural China led to the amalgamation of numerous primary and secondary schools into urban schools or their discontinuation. The study aimed to investigate whether China's school consolidation movement has influenced the educational attainment of rural students. The data are sourced from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Consolidated Schools, Educational Change
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Kelsie H. Okamura; Tessa Palafu; Katlyn An; Sarah Momilani Marshall; Steven Keone Chin; Kelly A. Stern; Byron J. Powell; Sara J. Becker; David S. Mandell; Scott K. Okamoto – School Mental Health, 2024
Epidemiological research over the past two decades has highlighted substance use disparities that affect Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander youth, and the lack of effective approaches to address such disparities (Okamoto et al. in Asian American Journal of Psychology 10(3):239-248, 2019). The Ho'ouna Pono curriculum is a culturally grounded,…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Substance Abuse, Prevention, Health Programs
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Su Morris; Emily K. Farran; Katie A. Gilligan-Lee – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Familiarity with technology has become a requirement for independent living, however there is limited information on technology access and use for people with Down syndrome (DS). The aim of this study is to describe technology, gaming, and social-media use in people with DS. Parents/caregivers (N = 220) of individuals with DS aged 5-35 years (49%…
Descriptors: Incidence, Computer Use, Down Syndrome, Video Games
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