Fostering Inclusive Youth Leaders: A Review of Key Findings and Best Practices
Special Olympics Global Center for Inclusion in EducationWhat is it?
Special Olympics’ youth leadership efforts are already making a difference in the lives of youth with and without ID.
It is now critical to dig deeper and identify which aspects of that programming are most effective, which are most challenging, and specifically what can be adjusted, refined, or scaled, and within which contexts, in order to help Special Olympics achieve its goals of empowering young people to find their voice and become inclusive leaders, not only in the present but for life.
HIGHLIGHTS
This brief summarizes what is currently known about youth leadership development with the goal of guiding and strengthening youth leadership programming and research at Special Olympics and beyond, including helping to inform future directions for programming and research.
Little is known in either theory or practice about inclusive youth leadership—what it is, who it involves, and how it best develops—especially for youth with disabilities.