Inter-agency co-operation, partnerships and employability services: a review of evidence from 15 countries
Conference Proceeding
McQuaid, R. W. (2011)
Inter-agency co-operation, partnerships and employability services: a review of evidence from 15 countries
Partnership action for continuing employment (PACE) -early intervention.
Report
McQuaid, R. W., & Hollywood, E. (2011)
Partnership action for continuing employment (PACE) -early intervention
The Employment Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University was
commissioned by the Scottish Government to help develop a future
delivery model for the Partnership Action f...
The capabilities approach as a framework for labour market information on young people.
Book Chapter
Lindsay, C., & McQuaid, R. W. (2010)
The capabilities approach as a framework for labour market information on young people. In C. Larsen, J. Kipper, & A. Schmid (Eds.), Regional Monitoring Approaches for the Reduction and the Prevention of Youth Unemployment in Europe, 152-159. Rainer Hampp Verlag, Muenchen
This paper considers some of the potential uses of the capabilities approach to widen and deepen the labour market information that we collect on youth employment and unemploy...
How can parents escape from recurrent poverty?
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Fuertes, V., & Richard, A. (2010)
How can parents escape from recurrent poverty?. Edinburgh: Joseph Rowntree Foundation
This study explores why disadvantaged parents move into poverty and identifies the specific barriers to them escaping the cycle of low pay/no pay or recurrent poverty. It draw...
An appetite for learning: increasing employee demand for skills development, Praxis report for UK Commission for Employment and Skills
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Lindsay, C., & Johnson, S. (2010)
An appetite for learning: increasing employee demand for skills development, Praxis report for UK Commission for Employment and Skills
This paper presents a policy framework for describing the various factors that influence the success (or otherwise) of policy interventions designed to increase individual par...
Users of ICT job information services in rural areas.
Book Chapter
Lindsay, C., & McQuaid, R. W. (2009)
Users of ICT job information services in rural areas. In C. Larsen, W. Mathejczyk, J. Kipper, & A. Schmid (Eds.), Web based labour market Information systems in European states, 175-185. Rainer Hampp Verlag
New Governance and the Case of Activation Policies: Comparing Experiences in Denmark and the Netherlands
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W., Lindsay, C., & McQuaid, R. W. (2009)
New Governance and the Case of Activation Policies: Comparing Experiences in Denmark and the Netherlands. Social Policy and Administration, 43(5), 445-463. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9515.2009.00673.x
This article explores the importance of new forms of governance in active labour market policies (activation) in two countries: Denmark and the Netherlands. Drawing on researc...
Employability of Older People.
Conference Proceeding
McQuaid, R. W. (2009)
Employability of Older People
[A Scottish demographic study concerning employability of older people in an aging population.]
Inter-agency cooperation in activation: comparing experiences in three vanguard "active" welfare states
Journal Article
Lindsay, C., & McQuaid, R. W. (2008)
Inter-agency cooperation in activation: comparing experiences in three vanguard "active" welfare states. Social Policy and Society, 7, 353-365. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746408004326
New forms of inter-agency co-operation have gained increasing prominence in the development and delivery of activation strategies. This article compares different models of in...
Social well-being, cohesion and human-health
Conference Proceeding
McQuaid, R. W., & Bergmann, A. (2008)
Social well-being, cohesion and human-health