Children’s skills are a broad field and consistent terminology is elusive. In this episode, Matthew Jukes focuses on social and emotional skills, in particular how they are valued in the Global South.
Unpacking gender and social and emotional skills in the Global South
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Matthew discusses Young Lives latest research on socio-emotional skills which shows how gender differences emerge in adolescence, what this means for girls’ and boys’ life chances and how policies and programmes can support future opportunities.
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Cath Porter, Director, Young Lives, University of Oxford
Matthew Jukes, Fellow in International Education at RTI International
Julia Tilford, Communications Manager, Young Lives.
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The Skills for Young Lives Podcast takes a deep dive into the topic of children’s skills in the Global South. In a series of absorbing conversations with academic, policy and programme experts, Young Lives Director Cath Porter unpacks the latest research on how girls and boys develop skills throughout childhood and adolescence; how poverty, gender and global crises shape their experiences; and in what ways policies can empower equitable futures.
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