Life Skills Education for Youth Critical Perspectives /
This open access book critically reviews a diverse body of scholarship and practice that informs the conceptualization, curriculum, teaching and measurement of life skills in education settings around the world. It discusses life skills as they are implemented in schools and non-formal education, pr...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2022.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2022. |
| Series: | Young People and Learning Processes in School and Everyday Life,
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Table of Contents:
- Section 1: Examining Life Skills Education Scholarship and Programs for Youth
- 1. Life skills for adolescents in developing countries: What are they and why do they matter?
- 2. Linking Life Skills Education and Social-Emotional Learning: From Conceptualization to Practical Application in a Global Context
- 3. Life skills for 'at risk' youth: From individual life skills to a relational approach
- 4. A social justice based approach to life skills: Insights from the Prerna School
- Section 2: Empirical Cases of Life Skills Education
- 5. Transfer and re-contextualization of life skills education: Case studies from Uganda
- 6. Employability and Soft Skills Curriculum Development in Context
- 7. Career skills as Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) competencies: Bridging the personal and the political
- 8. Incorporating life skills for developing personal agency to prevent child marriage: A case study from rural areas of Honduras
- 9. Developing girls' life skills through sport: Are programs measuring up to the task?
- 10. Conclusion.