Engagement Activities
The work experience placements of secondary school
students: Widening horizons or reproducing social inequality?
(January 2008)
A report by Hatcher, R. and Le Gallais, T., Birmingham City
University
Relates to: Aspiration, BME, Careers Advice, Classifications,
Diploma, Female, Male, Motivation, Personal Development,
Recruitment, , Secondary School, Socially Disadvantaged, Social
Mobility, Staff Development, Work Experience, Workplace Visits, 11
to 16 yrs
Evaluation of the Young Apprenticeships Programme:
Outcomes for cohort 3 (November 2010)
A report by Golden, S., O'Donnell, L. and Benton, T,
commissioned by the Young People's Learning Agency
Relates
to: Attainment/Achievement, Aspiration, BME, Careers Advice,
Enterprise Activities, Female, Further Education College, Male,
Partnership, Secondary School, SEN, Work Experience, Young
Apprenticeships, 11 to 16 yrs
Evaluation of the Key Stage 4 Engagement
Programme: Key Messages (2009)
A report by York Consulting (Georgina Cowen and Marianne
Burgess), commissioned by the Department for Children, Schools and
Families (now the Department for Education)
Relates to: Aspiration, Attainment/Achievement, Employability,
11 to 16 years, Motivation, NEET, Partnership, Secondary School,
Socially Disadvantaged, Work Experience
Informal Mentoring and Young Adult
Employment (2007)
A report by McDonald, S, Erikson, L.D,
Kirkpatrick Johnson, M. and Elder, G.H. Social Science
Research 36: 1328-47
School-to-Career Programs and Transitions to
Employment and Higher Education (2006)
A report by Neumark, D and
Rothstein, D, from the journal Economics of Education
Review 25: 374-393
Efforts to Increase Students' Interest in Pursuing
Mathematics, Science and Technology Studies and Careers: National
Measures taken by 16 of European Schoolnet's Member Countries
(November 2010)
Work-Based Learning & Higher Education: A
Research Perspective (2004)
A report by Swail, Watson S. and Kampits,
Eva, commissioned by the Educational Policy Institute
Learning for Jobs: Synthesis report of the OECD
Reviews of Vocational Education and Training
(2010)
A report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development
Early Occupational Aspirations and Fractured
Transitions: A Study of Entry into 'NEET' Status in the
UK.
A report in the Journal of Social Policy,
October 2010 (Yates S, Harris A, Sabates, R. and Staff, J.)
Relates
to:aspiration,
attainment/achievement, social mobility,
NEET, socially
disadvantaged, 16 to 19 yrs
and secondary schools.
Poorer Children's Educational Attainment: How
Important Are Attitudes and Behaviour? (2010)
Report by Goodman, A. and Gregg, P.
(eds), Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Business in Schools Research Findings - Weighted
Data (2007)
A report by EdComs, commissioned by Business in the Community
(BITC)
Relates to: Literacy & Numeracy; Enterprise activities;
Partnership; Work Experience; Workplace Visits
Changing the NEET Mindset: Achieving More Effective
Transition Between Education and Work (2010)
A report by the Learning and Skills Network (Sarah Gracey and
Scott Kelly)
Relates to: Careers advice; Learning Materials; Literacy
& Numeracy; Mentoring; Work Experience; Workplace Visits; Young
Apprenticeships
Diplomas: The Second Year - An Evaluation of the
Strengths and Weaknesses of the Diplomas for 14- to
19-year-olds (2010)
A report by the Office for Standards in Education, Children's
Services and Skills (Ofsted)
Relates to: Classroom presentations/visiting speakers;
Diploma; Learning Materials; Literacy & Numeracy; Partnership;
Work Experience; Workplace Visits
Do School-to-Work Programs Help the "Forgotten
Half"? (2005)
A report by David Neumark and Donna Rothstein,
Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (the Institute for the
Study of Labor)
Relates to: Enterprise Activities; Mentoring; Work Experience;
Workplace Visits
The Employability Challenge
(2009)
A report by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills
Relates to: Work Experience
Evaluation of the Key Stage 4 Engagement Programme:
Key Messages (2009)
A report by York Consulting (Georgina Cowen and Marianne
Burgess), commissioned by the Department for Children, Schools and
Families (now the Department for Education)
Relates to: Partnership; Work Experience
Gender Equality in Work Experience Placements for
Young People (2005)
A report by the London Metropolitan University (Dr Becky
Francis, Ms Jayne Osgood, Dr Jacinta Dalgety, Dr Louise Archer),
commissioned by the Equal Opportunities Commission
Relates to: Careers Advice; Work Experience
Helping Young People Succeed: How Employers Can
Support Careers Education - Increasing and Improving Employer
Involvement in Providing Young People with Careers Education,
Information, Advice and Guidance (2010)
A report by Deloitte UK and the Education and Employers
Taskforce
Relates to: Careers Advice; Partnership
Implementation of the 14-19 Reforms, Including the
Bntroduction of Diplomas: An Evaluation of Progress in the First
Year of the Introduction of 14-19 Diplomas, 2008/09 in the Context
of Wider 14-19 Reforms (2009)
A report by the Office for Standards in Education, Children's
Services and Skills (Ofsted)
Relates to: Classroom presentations/visiting speakers;
Diploma; Learning Materials; Partnership; Work Experience;
Workplace Visits
Informal Mentors and Education: Complementary or
Compensatory Resources? (2009)
A report by Lance D. Erickson, Steve McDonald and Glen H.
Elder, Jr. Sociology of Education 82: 344-67
Relates to: Mentoring; Careers Advice
The Involvement of Business in Education: A Rapid
Evidence Assessment of the Measurable Impacts
(2008)
A report by research agency AIR UK, commissioned by the
Department for Children, Schools and Families (now the Department
for Education)
Relates to: Enterprise Activities; Learning Materials;
Literacy & Numeracy; Mentoring; Partnership; Work Experience;
Workplace Visits
Is Science Me? High School Students' Identities,
Participation and Aspirations in Science, Engineering and Medicine
(2010)
A report by P.R. Aschbacker, E. Li and E.J.
Roth, Journal of Research in Science Teaching 47:
564-82
Relates to: Careers Advice; Mentoring; STEM; Work Experience
Mentoring and Young People: A Literature
Review (2003)
A Report by the Scottish Council for Research in Education
(SCRE) Based at the University of Glasgow (John C. Hall),
Commissioned by the Scottish Executive Enterprise and Lifelong
Learning Department (SEELLD)
Relates to: Mentoring; Partnership
Moving Forward - College and Career Transitions of
LAMP Graduates - Findings from the LAMP Longitudinal Study
(2002)
A report by Keith MacAllum, Karla Yoder, Scott Kim, Robert
Bozick, commissioned by the Academy for Educational
Development/National Institute for Work and Learning
Relates to: Partnership; Workplace Visits; Work Experience
National Evaluation of Diplomas: The First Year of
Delivery (2010)
A report by the National Foundation for Educational Research
(Sarah Lynch, Tami McCrone, Pauline Wade, Gill Featherstone, Kelly
Evans and Sarah Golden) and the University of Exeter (Gill Haynes),
commissioned by the Department for Children, Schools and Families
(now the Department for Education)
Relates to: Classroom presentations/visiting speakers;
Diploma; Work Experience; Workplace Visits
Pupil Interest in Physics: A Survey in Finland
(2005)
A report by the University of Helsinki (Jari Lavonen, Reijo
Byman, Kalle Juuti, Veijo Maisalo, Anna Uitto), NorDiNa 2/05
Relates to: STEM; Learning materials and curriculum
development
'Student Experiences of Work Placement in
School-Based Vocational Programs' (2004)
An article by Peter J. Smith, Jennifer Dalton and Robyn
Dolheguy, Journal of Education + Training, 46(5),
pp.262-268
Relates to: Adulthood, Barriers to Work, Curriculum Development,
Employability, Experiential, Expert Help/Professional Skills,
Female, Impact, Interpersonal, Male, Motivation, Progression,
Secondary, Work Experience, 16 to 18 yrs
Teachers' Thoughts on Entrepreneurship
Education (2010)
A report by Bettina Backström-Widjeskog, taken
from Creativity and Innovation - Preconditions for
entrepreneurial educationChapter 8 (pp. 107-120) Eds. Kjell
Skogen and Jarle Sjøvoll
Relates to: Enterprise activities; Entrepreneurship
Time to Read - A Ten Year Review
(2009)
A report by Michael Arlow, commissioned by Business in the
Community
Relates to: Literacy and Numeracy; Mentoring
Volunteering - The Business Case: The
Benefits of Corporate Volunteering Programmes in Education
(2010)
AReport by Research Agency Corporate Citizenship
(Andrew Wilson and Francesca Hicks), Commissioned by the City of
London
Relates to: Enterprise Activities; Mentoring; Literacy
& Numeracy; Governance
The Young Apprenticeships programme, 2004-07: An
Evaluation (2007)
A report by the Office for Standards in Education, Children's
Services and Skills (Ofsted)
Relates to: Work Experience; Young Apprenticeships
Young People Omnibus: Wave 15 - A Research Study on
Work-Related Learning Among 11-16 Year Olds on
Behalf of the Qualifications and
Curriculum Authority (QCA) (2009)
A report by Ipsos MORI, commissioned by the Qualifications and
Curriculum Authority (QCA)
Relates to: Careers Advice; Enterprise Activities; Work
Experience; Workplace Visits
Work-Related Learning Baseline Study
(2004)
A report by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
(QCA)
Relates to: Attainment/achievement, Careers Advice, Classroom
Presentations/Visiting Speakers, Enterprise Activities, Female,
Male, 11 to 16 yrs, Mentoring, Partnership, Secondary School, Work
Experience