Skill Development refers to the mastery of academic and technical content youth need in order to develop a range of non-academic, social and emotional, and employability skills. These skills are sometimes referred to as ‘soft skills’ and are seen as essential in order for youth to be successful in college, career, and beyond.
Resources
- May 21, 2004
No Child Left Behind: Improving Educational Outcomes for Students with Disabilities
Synopsis“Improving Educational Outcomes for Students with Disabilities” explores how attitudes and expectations for students with disabilities are changing as …
- September 30, 2003
WIA Learning Exchange for Youth Systems
SynopsisThe WIA Learning Exchanges for Youth Systems were designed to stimulate a rich professional development experience, grounded in peer-to-peer learning a…
- August 5, 2003
Shaping the Future of American Youth: Youth Policy in the 21st Century
SynopsisCommissioned to celebrate AYPF’s decade of service to the youth policy community, this is a compendium of four major analytic papers and nine brisk com…
- August 4, 2003
Finding Fortune in Thirteen Out-of-School Time Programs
SynopsisThis report, which summarizes the evaluations of 13 Out-of-School Time (OST) programs, represents AYPF’s continued commitment to establish “what works”…