Worklessness, poverty and sociability: new challenges for social policy in Britain and beyond.
Presentation / Conference
Lindsay, C., Canduela, J., & Raeside, R. (2011, September)
Worklessness, poverty and sociability: new challenges for social policy in Britain and beyond. Paper presented at European Social Policy Analysis Network Conference, Edinburgh
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...
Work related training, Labour Market Information
Journal Article
Lindsay, C., Canduela, J., & Raeside, R. (2012)
Work related training, Labour Market Information. Labour Market Information,
Policy makers in Scotland, the other British nations and across the industrialised world have sought to increase
participation in work-related training as a route to improved...
Engaging low skilled employees in workplace learning: new research with lower skilled employees.
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Raeside, R., Canduela, J., Egdell, V., Lindsay, C., Richard, A. & Blackledge, G. (2012)
Engaging low skilled employees in workplace learning: new research with lower skilled employees. London, UK: UK Commission for Employment and Skills
The Employee Demand study (UKCES, 2009) highlighted the significant barriers to learning that are faced by a number of UK employees. This report sets out the findings of a stu...
The performance of employee-owned businesses in Scotland: some preliminary empirical evidence
Journal Article
Brown, R., McQuaid, R. W., Raeside, R., & Canduela, J. (2014)
The performance of employee-owned businesses in Scotland: some preliminary empirical evidence. Fraser of Allander Institute Economic Commentary, 37(3), 108-123
In recent years, there has been a growing focus on promoting the concept of employee-ownership of businesses within public policy. One of the strong drivers of this is an assu...
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...
Polarization in access to work-related training in Britain.
Journal Article
Lindsay, C., Canduela, J., & Raeside, R. (2013)
Polarization in access to work-related training in Britain. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 34, 205-225. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X12442576
Policy makers across industrialized nations have sought to increase
participation in work-related training as a route to improved
competitiveness. However, research conducted ...
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...