Employability, Poverty and the Spheres of Sociability - Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey
Journal Article
Canduela, J., Raeside, R., Lindsay, C., & Graham, H. (2015)
Employability, Poverty and the Spheres of Sociability - Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey. Social Policy and Administration, 49(5), 571-592. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12101
Policymakers in the UK and beyond have sought to promote interventions to encourage social capital-building among disadvantaged groups. One specific concern is that those with...
The rationale and practice of gender specific employability services.
Report
Dutton, M., Lister, B., Canduela, J., Botfield, J. & Drogony, M. (2013)
The rationale and practice of gender specific employability services. Edinburgh, Scotland: Scottish Government
As the pace of labour market activation and welfare reform increases, women are increasingly expected to engage with the labour market. In many cases this transition will be m...
The importance of village and rural pubs to community life and peoples well-being
Journal Article
Canduela, J., Cabras, I., & Raeside, R. (2012)
The importance of village and rural pubs to community life and peoples well-being. German Journal of Agricultural Economics, 61, 265-274
In Great Britain the make-up of rural communities is changing. Young individuals are moving to cities and the population of rural communities is ageing. In this context, it is...
Ageing, skills and participation in work-related training in Britain: assessing the position of older workers
Journal Article
Canduela, J., Dutton, M., Johnson, S., Lindsay, C., Raeside, R., & McQuaid, R. W. (2012)
Ageing, skills and participation in work-related training in Britain: assessing the position of older workers. Work, Employment and Society, 26, 42-60. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017011426303
Policy makers have introduced a number of measures to encourage older workers to stay in the labour market, with improving access to training a particular priority. Policy act...
Employment inequalities in Northern Ireland.
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McQuaid, R. W., Raeside, R., Canduela, J., Graham, H., Egdell, V. & Shapira, M. (2012)
Employment inequalities in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland: Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
Employment inequalities in Northern Ireland.
Knowledge creation and the use of secondary data
Journal Article
Alvarez, J., Canduela, J., & Raeside, R. (2012)
Knowledge creation and the use of secondary data. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 21, 2699-2710. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04296.x
Aims and Objectives: the purpose of this paper is to expose problems of using bespoke questionnaire based surveys to create knowledge and to advance the use of secondary data ...
The growth of employee owned businesses in Scotland.
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Dutton, M., Raeside, R., Canduela, J., Egdell, V. & McQuaid, R. W. (2011)
The growth of employee owned businesses in Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland: Scottish Enterprise
This report presents the findings of an investigation into the growth performance and growth dynamics of a selection of Scottish EOBs compared to a peer group of companies who...
Fit for work? Health and wellbeing of employees in employee owned businesses.
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McQuaid, R. W., Hollywood, E., Bond, S., Canduela, J., Richard, A. & Blackledge, G. (2011)
Fit for work? Health and wellbeing of employees in employee owned businesses. Edinburgh, Scotland: John Lewis Partnership
It has been argued by that the employee ownership model offers a viable and competitive part of a sustainable economy. It has been suggested that organisations with employee o...
Social support mechanisms of the elderly: insights from the British Household panel survey
Journal Article
Raeside, R., Gayen, K., & Canduela, J. (2010)
Social support mechanisms of the elderly: insights from the British Household panel survey. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences: Annual Review, 5, 163-178
Many European countries are facing a future of an ageing society. This has arisen from a prolonged period of low fertility. To provide support for the elderly reliance is ofte...
Partnerships to support early school leavers: school–college transitions and ‘winter leavers’ in Scotland
Journal Article
Canduela, J., Chandler, R., Elliott, I., Lindsay, C., Macpherson, S., McQuaid, R. W., & Raeside, R. (2010)
Partnerships to support early school leavers: school–college transitions and ‘winter leavers’ in Scotland. Journal of Education and Work, 23(4), 339-362. https://doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2010.490550
This article explores the characteristics, destinations and progression routes of early school leavers - specifically 'exceptional entry winter leavers' - in Scotland. Excepti...