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Can they carry on working? Later retirement, health and social inequality in an aging population (2006)
Journal Article
Bellaby, P. (2006). Can they carry on working? Later retirement, health and social inequality in an aging population. International Journal of Health Services, 36(1), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.2190/EE2N-4A1Q-ARVD-XN05

In debates on pensions and retirement age, little attention has been paid to the relation between increased effective retirement age and the health of the older population. This article focuses on Britain at a crucial point in the past, when the reco... Read More about Can they carry on working? Later retirement, health and social inequality in an aging population.

Safeguarding children: challenges to the effective operation of core groups (2006)
Journal Article
Harlow, E., & Shardlow, S. (2006). Safeguarding children: challenges to the effective operation of core groups. Child and Family Social Work, 11(1), 65-72. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2006.00392.x

Founded on an evaluative review of core group practice in a northern metropolitan borough of England, this paper highlights the tensions and difficulties that might inhibit the quality of post-registration services to children and their families. Ins... Read More about Safeguarding children: challenges to the effective operation of core groups.

Involving young service users in as co-researchers: possibilities, benefits and costs (2006)
Journal Article
McLaughlin, H. (2006). Involving young service users in as co-researchers: possibilities, benefits and costs. British Journal of Social Work, 36(8), 1395-1410. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bch420

This article seeks to contribute to the debate concerning the benefits and costs of involving young service users in research. The paper locates involvement within a continuum of consultation, collaboration and user-controlled research. The mandate f... Read More about Involving young service users in as co-researchers: possibilities, benefits and costs.

Developing employability skills : peer assessment in higher education (2006)
Journal Article
Cassidy, S. (2006). Developing employability skills : peer assessment in higher education. Education and Training, 48(7), 508-517. https://doi.org/10.1108/00400910610705890

Purpose – Reports examining graduate employment issues suggest that employers are concerned by the lack of employability skills exhibited by entry-level job applications. It is also suggested that employers consider it the responsibility of education... Read More about Developing employability skills : peer assessment in higher education.

Learning style and student self-assessment skill (2006)
Journal Article
Cassidy, S. (2006). Learning style and student self-assessment skill. https://doi.org/10.1108/00400910610651791

Purpose – In the light of the growing emphasis on independent learning and non-technical skills in education and employment, the study aims to examine the relevance of learning style to student self-assessment skill.
Design/methodology/approach –... Read More about Learning style and student self-assessment skill.

Using social identity to explore the link between a decline in adolescent smoking and an increase in mobile phone use (2006)
Journal Article
Cassidy, S. (2006). Using social identity to explore the link between a decline in adolescent smoking and an increase in mobile phone use. Health Education, 106(3), 238-250. https://doi.org/10.1108/09654280610658578

Purpose – The study seeks to further explore the hypothesised link between the increase in mobile phone ownership and use and the reported decline in adolescent smoking. Evidence for the link was gathered by examining perceptions of mobile phone use... Read More about Using social identity to explore the link between a decline in adolescent smoking and an increase in mobile phone use.

Headroom (2006)
Exhibition / Performance