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'Most of industry's shutting down up here. . .'
— employability initiatives to tackle worklessness in areas of low labour market demand | | Author(s) | K E Joyce, K E Smith, C Sullivan |
| Journal title | Social Policy & Society, vol 9, pt 3, July 2010 |
| Pages | pp 337-354 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org/sps doi:10.1017/S1474746410000060 |
| Keywords | Unemployment ; Attitude ; Employment ; Labour economics ; Well being ; Qualitative Studies ; Sedgefield. |
| Annotation | Employability initiatives are becoming increasingly popular in government discourse as a means of tackling worklessness. The authors discuss the findings of a small-scale, qualitative study conducted in Sedgefield, County Durham, which mapped the impacts of a multi-intervention programme on participants' health, well-being and employability. Each of the 13 interventions was independently appraised through focus groups or semi-structured interviews. Thematic analyses revealed that participants from all interventions reported increased self-confidence, with several individuals suggesting that project involvement had facilitated their movement into the labour market. While the findings illustrate some positive outcomes, the authors argue that government policy needs to consider more carefully strategies that also address the demand side of the labour market. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100827211 A |
| Classmark | WH6: DP: WJ: WH: D:F:5HH: 3DP: 8DUF |
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