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Social and Emotional Learning and Soft Skills: USAID Education Policy Brief Year of publication: 2019 Author: Kalene Resler | Anjuli Shivshanker | Samantha Alvis | Chris Capacci-Carneal | Melissa Chiappetta | Lauren Greubel | Julie Hanson Swanson | Ashley Henderson | Josh Josa | Laura Lartigue | Rebeca Martinez | Leah Maxson | Olga Merchan | Yolande Miller-Grandvaux | Sandy Oleksy-Ojikutu | Rebecca Pagel | Nancy Taggart | Nina Weisenhorn | Wendy Wheaton Corporate author: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Both the 2018 USG Strategy on International Basic Education and the 2018 USAID Education Policy emphasize the importance of social and emotional skills or soft skills in assuring the long-term success of children and youth. Through the Strategy and Policy, USAID is providing new opportunities to systematically design, measure, implement, and understand the impact of programs that build social and emotional skills or soft skills for children and youth.To support USAID staff and implementing partners in this work, this brief: Provides an introductory understanding of what USAID means by the terms “social and emotional skills” and “soft skills” and how to communicate about them. Specifies the desired outcomes and quality standards for programming that teach social and emotional skills or soft skills. Identifies areas in which evidence and best practices still have gaps, and areas in which we should consider investing in further learning. 
Returning to Learning During Crises: Decision-Making and Planning Tools for Education Leaders Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) This toolkit is for USAID Mission staff and their partner national and local education officials, implementing partners, and administrators and educators of education institutions. It helps education planners plan and make key decisions on the return to learning during and after education disruptions caused by crises, such as COVID-19, in a way that is equitable, inclusive, and builds the resilience of education systems. To provide timely support to the field, this toolkit includes a first set of tools and identifies several tools that are forthcoming. The toolkit is expected to be updated with the full set of tools in late 2020. 
Analytical Report on the Rights of People With Disabilities in Central Asia and Azerbaijan Year of publication: 2017 Author: Lyazzat Kaltayeva | Nurzhamal Prenova Corporate author: Civil Society Development Association (ARGO) | United States Agency for International Development (USAID) This analytical report is the culmination of a research study conducted in four countries of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan) and Azerbaijan in spring 2017. The primary focus of the study was disability rights, which have a direct impact on the quality of life experienced by people with disabilities, and analysis of potential strategies and opportunities for civil society organizations to improve disability rights in target countries.Through the study, the research team followed the latest legislative and policy changes relevant to disability rights, and identified and documented best practices, lessons learned, and key challenges related to the promotion and protection of disability rights in the region. Аналитический доклад в сфере прав людей с инвалидностью стран Центральной Азии и Азербайджана Year of publication: 2017 Author: Lyazzat Kaltayeva | Nurzhamal Prenova Corporate author: Civil Society Development Association (ARGO) | United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Данный аналитический доклад выпущен по результатам экспертного исследования, проведенного в странах ЦА и Азербайджан весной 2017 года. В фокусе исследования - права людей с инвалидностью, которые напрямую влияют на качество жизни людей с инвалидностью и анализ подходов, потенциал и возможности организации гражданского общества для улучшения положения с правами людей с инвалидностью в выбранных странах.Исследование позволило отследить последние изменения в области политики и законодательства по правам людей с инвалидностью, выявить и зафиксировать лучшие практики, уроки и вызовы, связанные с продвижением прав людей с инвалидностью в регионе. 
A Guide for Strengthening Gender Equality and Inclusiveness in Teaching and Learning Materials Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: RTI International | United States Agency for International Development (USAID) The purpose of this guide is to provide guidance on how to represent members of all subgroups of a society in teaching and learning materials in equitable and non-stereotypical ways. Reviewers can use the strategies proposed in this guide to evaluate existing teaching and learning materials across primary and secondary levels. Authors or developers can employ the strategies to inform the development of new materials. This guide is organized according to themes that emerged from the review of relevant literature. Each theme reflects a particular type of bias that should be considered when evaluating or developing teaching and learning materials.