A capability approach to unemployed young people’s voice and agency in the development and implementation of eEmployment aActivation policies.
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Egdell, V., & Graham, H. (2016)
A capability approach to unemployed young people’s voice and agency in the development and implementation of eEmployment aActivation policies. Social policy & administration, https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12262
In the UK, current approaches to employment activation are primarily concerned with rapid labour market entry, with jobseekers compelled to engage in activities or be sanction...
Supporting Disadvantaged Young People into Work: Insights from the Capability Approach.
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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...
Good practice examples for labour market intelligence (LMI) tools in European regions and localities.
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McQuaid, R. W., & Egdell, V. (2014)
Good practice examples for labour market intelligence (LMI) tools in European regions and localities. Labour Market Information,
Extending working lives: age management in SMEs.
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Fuertes, V., Egdell, V., & McQuaid, R. W. (2013)
Extending working lives: age management in SMEs. Employee Relations, 35, 272-293. https://doi.org/10.1108/01425451311320477
Structured Abstract:
Purpose: This paper presents a study of age management in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK.
Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative da...
Addressing the issue of disadvantaged youth seeking work
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Hollywood, E., Egdell, V., & McQuaid, R. W. (2012)
Addressing the issue of disadvantaged youth seeking work. Social work & society, 10,
UK policy on unemployment and employability in recent decades has been driven by the view that work remains the best route out of poverty for most people. Employment activatio...
Methodological Issues in Operationalising the Capability Approach in Empirical Research: an Example of Cross-Country Research on Youth Unemployment in the EU
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Hollywood, E., Egdell, V., McQuaid, R. W., & Michel-Schertges, D. (2012)
Methodological Issues in Operationalising the Capability Approach in Empirical Research: an Example of Cross-Country Research on Youth Unemployment in the EU. Social work & society, 10,
This paper considers the experiences from nine in-depth case studies (undertaken as part of the “WorkAble” project) examining the transitions of (disadvantaged) young people: ...
Youth unemployment inititiatives and the impact on disadvantaged youth.
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Hollywood, E., Egdell, V., & McQuaid, R. W. (2012)
Youth unemployment inititiatives and the impact on disadvantaged youth. Labour Market Information,