ERIC Number: EJ1313502
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
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Developing Twenty-First-Century Skills in Out-of-School Education: The Bridge21 Transition Year Programme
Technology, Pedagogy and Education, v30 n4 p525-541 2021
Twenty-first-century (21 C) skills need to be taught intentionally and well, using pedagogical approaches that engage students and help them learn both skills and curriculum content. This article describes an instrumental case study of an out-of-school education programme (Bridge21) designed to help students develop 21 C skills. In order to determine the effectiveness of the programme, a mixed-methods approach was employed that included the collection of quantitative and qualitative data using student surveys (N = 329) and group interviews. A detailed skills framework was used to analyse which skills are inherent to the various activities that make up the programme. Findings suggest that the Bridge21 model can provide significant and sustained increases in student confidence across a range of skills, and that various elements of the programme design contribute directly to this.
Descriptors: 21st Century Skills, Communication Skills, Thinking Skills, Technological Literacy, Self Management, Skill Development, Program Design, Program Effectiveness, Transitional Programs, Workshops, Secondary School Students, Adolescents, Student Attitudes, Cooperative Learning, Teamwork, Active Learning, Student Projects, Self Efficacy, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ireland
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