Young Parents and Workforce Development in a Post-Pandemic World: Touchstones to Guide Policy and Research

Autor/in	Bergson-Shilcock, Amanda
Institution	National Skills Coalition
Titel	Young Parents and Workforce Development in a Post-Pandemic World: Touchstones to Guide Policy and Research
Quelle	(2020), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; COVID-19; Pandemics; Child Rearing; Parents; Late Adolescents; Young Adults; At Risk Persons; Public Policy; Early Parenthood; Economic Factors; Access to Education; Labor Force Development; Federal Legislation; State Legislation; Labor Legislation; Educational Legislation; Higher Education; Job Skills; Acceleration (Education); Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Child Care + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindererziehung; Eltern; Halbstarker; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Risikogruppe; Öffentliche Ordnung; Ökonomischer Faktor; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Arbeitskräftebestand; Bundesrecht; Landesrecht; Labor law; Arbeitsrecht; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Produktive Fertigkeit; Acceleration; Beschleunigung; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung
Abstract	Approximately 3.6 million young Americans ages 18-24 are raising children, and another 900,000 in the same age range are non-custodial parents. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, many young parents faced significant challenges in balancing their jobs and child-rearing responsibilities with efforts to build additional skills and advance in their careers. As policymakers and workforce advocates prepare for a post-pandemic world, ensuring that skill-building policies are intentionally inclusive of this population can help to ensure a level playing field for all of America's workers, regardless of their age or parental status. Both during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, policymakers will be called upon to take action in support of young parents and other constituents who are scrambling to find their economic footing. Three touchstones, based on proven strategies that can effectively serve young parents, will be crucial for policymakers and advocates to incorporate as they develop systems to help jobseekers find solid ground and build their future careers. The three touchstones are presented and described in this report: (1) Invest in accelerated pathways; (2) Respond to evolving digital inclusion needs; and (3) Provide high-quality childcare. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Skills Coalition. 1250 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-223-8991; e-mail: info@nationalskillscoalition.org; Web site: https://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01