The Impact of Welfare Reform in Scotland - Tracking Study - Sweep 4 Report
Report
Graham, H., Egdell, V., McQuaid, R. & Raeside, R. (2016)
The Impact of Welfare Reform in Scotland - Tracking Study - Sweep 4 Report. Edinburgh: Scottish Government
The aim of this study was to explore the impact of ongoing welfare changes on a range of working age households in Scotland. The study consisted of four interview sweeps over ...
Operationalisation of the Capability Approach
Book Chapter
Chiappero-Martinetti, E., Egdell, V., Hollywood, E., & McQuaid, R. (2015)
Operationalisation of the Capability Approach. In Facing trajectories from school to work – Towards a capability-friendly Youth Policy in Europe, 115-139. BMC. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11436-1_7
The holistic and multilayered structure offered by the Capability Approach makes this theoretical framework particularly suitable for conceptualising and contextualising compl...
Introduction to the Case Studies
Book
Bifulco, L., Egdell, V. & McQuaid, R. (2015)
Introduction to the Case Studies. In Facing trajectories from school to work – Towards a capability-friendly Youth Policy in Europe, 201-207. BioMed Central. ISBN 978-3-319-11435-4
Addressing the Issue of Unemployment among Disadvantaged Youth in Scotland: Developing the Capability for Work
Book
Egdell, V., McQuaid, R. & Hollywood, E. (2015)
Addressing the Issue of Unemployment among Disadvantaged Youth in Scotland: Developing the Capability for Work. In Facing trajectories from school to work – Towards a capability-friendly Youth Policy in Europe, 248-256. ISBN 978-3-319-11435-4
Supporting Disadvantaged Young People into Work: Insights from the Capability Approach.
Journal Article
Egdell, V., & McQuaid, R. W. (2015)
Supporting Disadvantaged Young People into Work: Insights from the Capability Approach. Social Policy and Administration, 50(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12108
The Capability Approach (CA) offers a perspective on the employment activation of young people that is concerned with their freedom to make choices that they value rather than...
Between cooperation and competition: The organisation of employment service delivery in the UK and Germany: Cooperation and competition in employment service delivery
Journal Article
Fuertes, V., Jantz, B., Klenk, T., & McQuaid, R. W. (2014)
Between cooperation and competition: The organisation of employment service delivery in the UK and Germany: Cooperation and competition in employment service delivery. International Journal of Social Welfare, 23(S1), S71-S86. doi:10.1111/ijsw.12100
The increased emphasis on labour market activation in many European countries has led to new forms of governance in recent decades. Primarily through qualitative data and docu...
Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland Economic Inactivity Strategy Literature Review: those with family commitments & the long-term sick and disabled.
Report
McQuaid, R. W. (2014)
Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland Economic Inactivity Strategy Literature Review: those with family commitments & the long-term sick and disabled. Department for Employment and Learning, Northern Ireland
Presentation of findings.
Strengthening the contribution of non-executive directors and trustees to Scottish boards in the private, public and third sectors.
Report
McQuaid, R. W., & Pocher, E. (2013)
Strengthening the contribution of non-executive directors and trustees to Scottish boards in the private, public and third sectors. Institute of Directors, Employment Research Instirute, Edinburgh Napier University
This study examines the contributions, roles, skills, training opportunities and recruitment procedures of non-executive directors (or trustees) in public, private and Third s...
Strengthening the contribution of non-executive members to Scottish boards in the private, third and public sectors
Report
McQuaid, R., Dutton, M., & Pocher, E. (2013)
Strengthening the contribution of non-executive members to Scottish boards in the private, third and public sectors. Edinburgh: Edinburgh Napier University
This report examines the role of non-executive directors in public, private and third sector organisations in Scotland. It considers how their role could be changed to improve...
Regional monitoring and individual demand for skills development for low skilled employees.
Book Chapter
McQuaid, R. W. (2012)
Regional monitoring and individual demand for skills development for low skilled employees. In C. Larsen, R. Hasberg, J. Schmid, E. Atin, & J. Brzozowski (Eds.), Skills monitoring in European regions and localities, 220-223. Rainer Hampp Verlag
This paper considers some issues in monitoring the regional demand of individuals for skills development, using Scotland in the UK as an illustration. The UK Commission for Em...