Young People
Changes in social capital and school-to-work
transitions (2001)
An article by Rob Strathdee, Work, Employment and
Society, 15(2) pp.311-326
Relates to: Aspiration, Attainment/achievement, Male, Further
Education College, School-to-Work Transitions, Disadvantaged,
Social Mobility
Disadvantaged young people accessing the new urban
economies of the post-industrial city (2006)
An article by Carl Raffo, Journal of Education Policy,
21(1), pp.75-94
Relates to: Aspiration, Attainment/achievement, Female, Male,
Further Education College, School-to-Work Transitions,
Disadvantaged, Social Mobility, 14-19
Youth transitions and social exclusion:
Developments in social capital theory (2000)
An article by Carlo Raffo and Michelle Reeves, Journal of
Youth Studies, 3(2), pp.147-166
Relates to: Aspiration, Attainment/achievement, Female, Male,
Motivation, School-to-Work Transitions, Disadvantaged, Social
Mobility
Not choosing nursing: Work experience and career
choice of high academic achieving school leavers (January
2010)
An article by Neilson, G.R., and McNally, J. G, Nurse
Education Today, 30(1), pp.9-14
Relates to: Aspiration, Attainment/achievement, Female, Male,
Motivation, Partnership, Public Sector, Recruitment, Reputation,
Secondary School, Work Experience, Workplace Visits, 11 to 16
yrs
Pre-16 school work experience and civil engineering
careers (August 2010)
A report by Hamill, L. and Hodgkinson, L., Journal
Proceedings of ICE - Civil Engineering, 163, pp.131-136
Relates to: Aspiration, Diploma, Employee
motivation/engagement, Motivation, Recruitment, Reputation,
Secondary, School, Work Experience, Workplace Visits, 11 to 16
yrs
"Is High School Employment Consumption or
Investment?", (October 1997)
An article by Ruhm, C., Journal of Labor
Economics, Vol.15, No.4, pp. 735-776
Relates to: Attainment/Achievement, Employability,
Female, Male, 16 to 19 yrs, Secondary School, Work Experience
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
Gendered identities and work placement: why don't
boys care? (2006)
An article by Osgood, J., Francis, B. and Archer, L.
Journal of Education Policy, 21(3), pp.305-321
Relates to: Aspiration, BME, Female, Male, Motivation,
Recruitment, Secondary School, Socially Disadvantaged, Social
Mobility, Work Experience, 11 to 16 yrs
Girls' Career
Aspirations (April 2011)
A report by Ofsted
Relates to: Aspiration, Attainment/Achievement, Careers Advice,
Classroom Presentations/Visiting Speakers, Employee
Motivation/Engagement, Female, Further Education College,
Partnership, Primary school, Secondary School, Social Mobility,
Work Experience, Workplace Visits
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
A Follow-Up Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluation
of the Effects of Business in the Community's Time To Read
Mentoring Programme (January 2007)
A report by Sarah Miller, Paul Connolly and Lisa Maguire,
commissioned by the Centre for Effective Education, Queen's
University Belfast
Poorer Children's Educational Attainment: How
Important are Attitudes and Behaviour?
Report by Goodman, A. and Gregg, P. (eds),
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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.
Career Academies: Long-Term Impacts on Labor Market
Outcomes, Educational Attainment and Transitions to Adulthood
(2008)
A report by MDRC (James J. Kemple and Cynthia J.
Willner)
Relates to: 16 to 19 years; Aspiration; Attainment/Achievement;
BME; Employability; Gender Differences; Motivation; Personal
Development; Socially Disadvantaged
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: 11 to 16 years; 16 to 19 years; Aspiration;
Attainment/achievement; Diploma; Employability; Further Education
College; Motivation; NEET; Personal Development; Primary School;
Secondary School; Social Mobility; Socially Disadvantaged; Young
Apprenticeships
Corporate Investment to Increase Interest
in Mathematics, Science and Technology: A General Analysis for the
Volvo Group (2009)
A report by Nicholas Tengelin (Chalmers University of
Technology), commissioned by the Volvo Group
Relates to: 11 to 16 years; 16 to 19 years; Aspiration;
Attainment/achievement; Employability; Further Education College;
Motivation; Secondary School; Staff Development; Careers Advice;
Teacher CPD; Partnership; STEM; Gender Difference
Composition Matters: Multi-Context Informal
Mentoring Networks for Low-Income Urban Adolescent Girls Pursuing
Healthcare Careers (May 2009)
An article by Packard, B.W., Kim, G.J., Sicley, M., and
Piontkowski, S., in Mentoring and Tutoring: Partnership in
Learning, 17:2, pp 187-200
Relates to: Aspiration, Social Mobility, Female, 16 to 19 yrs,
Socially Disadvantaged, BME, Mentoring
Disaffected young people and the work-related
curriculum at KS4 - Issues of social capital development and
learning as a form cultural practice (2000)
A paper by Raffo, C. and Hall, D., University of Manchester
(presented at the British Educational Research Association
Conference, Cardiff University, 7-10 September 2000)
Relates to: Aspiration, Barriers to work, Careers, Curriculum
Development, England, Equality, Experiential, Interpersonal, Key
Stage 4, Personal Development, Progression, Qualifications, Role
Models, Secondary, Socially Disadvantaged, Social Mobility, Work
Experience, Workplace Visits, 11 to 16 yrs
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: Social Mobility; Socially disadvantaged; Female;
Male; 16 to 19 years; Secondary School; Employability;
Attainment/Achievement
EDGE Annual Programme of Stakeholder Surveys:
Report (2010)
A report by YouGov Plc, commissioned by the EDGE
Foundation
Relates to: 11 to 16 years; 16 to 19 years; Diploma;
Employability; Literacy & Numeracy; Secondary Schools; Work
Experience; Workplace Visits; Young Apprenticeships
Evaluation of Increased Flexibility for 14 to 16 Year
Olds Programme: Outcomes for the First Cohort (2005)
A report by Golden, S., O'Donnell, L., Benton, T. and Rudd, P.
(National Foundation for Educational Research)
Relates to: Attainment/Achievement, Employability,
Employee Motivation/Engagement, Further Education College, 11 to 16
yrs, Motivation, Partnrship, Secondary School, Staff
Development
Evaluation
of Increased Flexibility for 14 to 16 Year Olds Programme:
Outcomes for the Second Cohort
(2006)
A report by Golden, S., O'Donnell, L., Benton, T. and Rudd, P.
(National Foundation for Educational Research)
Relates to: Motivation, Attainment/Achievement, Employability,
11 to 16 yrs, Staff Development, Secondary School, Further
Education College, Partnership, Employee Motivation/Engagement
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: 11 to 16 years; 16 to 19 years;
Attainment/Achievement; Employability; Diploma; Further Education
College; Gender Differences; Motivation; Personal Development;
Secondary School; Socially Disadvantaged
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: 16 to 19 years; Aspiration;
BME; Gender Differences; Motivation; Secondary School; Social
Mobility; Socially Disadvantaged
The Employability Challenge
(2009)
A report by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills
Relates to: 11-16 yrs; 16-19 yrs; Attainment/Achievement;
Employability; Further Education College; Recruitment; Secondary
School
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: 11 to 16 years; NEET; Socially Disadvantaged;
Attainment/Achievement; Aspiration; Motivation; Employability;
Secondary School
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: 11 to 16; 16 to 19; Aspiration; Employability;
Primary; Secondary
The 'Hidden Givers': A Study of School
Governing Bodies in England (2010)
A report by the University of Bath (Chris James, Steve Brammer,
Michael Conolly, Mike Fertig, Jane James and Jeff Jones),
commissioned by the CfBT Education Trust
Relates to: Attainment/Achievement; Socially Disadvantaged;
Primary; Secondary; 5 to 11 years; 11 to 16 years
Implementation of the 14-19 Reforms, Including the
Introduction 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: Aspiration;
Attainment/Achievement;
Employability; Further Education
College; Motivation;
NEET; Personal Development;
Secondary School
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: Attainment/Achievement; Aspiration; Social
Mobility; Personal Development
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: Attainment/Achievement; Employability;
Motivation; Personal Development; STEM
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: Attainment/Achievement; Aspiration; Social Mobility;
Motivation; Personal Development; BME; Socially Disadvantaged; 16
to 19 years; Secondary School
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: 11 to 16 years; 16 to 19 years; Aspiration;
Attainment/Achievement; Employability; Motivation; Secondary
School; Socially Disadvantaged
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: 16 to 19 years; Aspiration; Attainment/Achievement;
Employability; Motivation; Personal Development; Secondary School;
Further Education College
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: 11 to 16 years; 16 to 19 years; Motivation;
Secondary School
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: 11 to 16 years; Motivation; Secondary School;
Attainment/Achievement; Gender Differences;
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
'School Work Experience: Young People and the
Labour Market' (2000)
An article by Ahier, J., Chaplain, R., Linfield, R., Moore, R.
and Williams, J., Journal of Education and Work, 13(3),
pp. 273-288
Relates to: Employability, Employee Motivation/Engagement,
Large Employer, Motivation, Personal Development, Private Sector,
Public Sector, Recruitment, Reputation, Secondary School, Staff
Development, Small/Medium Sized Enterprise, Work Experience, 11 to
16 yrs
'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
Students' Perceptions of Work Experience by the
National Support Group for Work Experience: Report of Impact
Measures(2008)
A report by the National Support Group for Work Experience and
the National Education Business Partnership Network (NEBPN),
commissioned by the Institute for Education Business Excellence
(IEBE) and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (now
the Department for Education)
Relates to: 11 to 16 years;
Aspiration; Employability;
Motivation; Personal Development;
Secondary School; Work Experience
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: 11 to 16 years; 16 to 19 years; Employability;
Personal Development
Time to Read - A Ten Year Review
(2009)
A report by Michael Arlow, commissioned by Business in the
Community
Relates to: 5 to 11 years; 11 to 16 years; Motivation;
Aspiration; Personal Development; Attainment/Achievement; Socially
Disadvantaged; Primary School; Secondary School
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: 11 to 16 years;
Aspiration; Employability;
Motivation; Personal Development;
Recruitment; Secondary School;
Work Experience; Young Apprenticeships
The Relation of a Work-Based Mentoring Program to
the Academic Performance and Behavior of African American Students
(2001)
An article by Linnehan, F., in the Journal of Vocational
Behavior no.59, pp.310-325
Relates to: 16 to 19 yrs, BME, Employee Motivation/Engagement,
Motivation, Mentoring, Secondary School
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: 11 to 16 years;
Aspiration; Employability;
Motivation; Secondary School