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In recent decades changes in social connectivity have become key features in the changing contexts of later life. Communities of propinquity no longer seem to be as determining of social relationships as they once were. Mobile cell phone technology and the Internet have redefined what it means to ‘keep in touch’. Some authors have argued…

Mae’r adroddiad terfynol hwn yn cyflwyno prif ganfyddiadau’r gwerthusiad. Fe’u trefnir mewn pedair prif bennod: gweithredu’r Cyfnod Sylfaen; ymarfer y Cyfnod Sylfaen effaith y Cyfnod Sylfaen dadansoddiad economaidd o’r Cyfnod Sylfaen. Mae’r bennod olaf yn trafod goblygiadau’r canfyddiadau hyn gydag argymhellion cysylltiedig.

The conventional focus on the training participation rate, rather than training volume, in official statistics and research has obscured a radical transformation in workers’ training in Britain. To obtain a picture of the trend in training volume, we synthesize a narrative through a new analysis of multiple surveys. The duration of training fell sharply with…

Previous studies concerned with investigating the relationship between levels of physical activity and aspects of the built environment have often led to inconsistent and mixed findings concerning associations between the availability of recreational or sport facilities and area socio-economic status. Further complications may arise when analysis is conducted separately for access to either publicly available…

The changes in the world today are characterized by new levels of complexity and contradiction. These changes generate tensions for which education is expected to prepare individuals and communities by giving them the capability to adapt and to respond. This publication contributes to rethinking education and learning in this context. It builds on one of…

The creation of a learning environment at work has been seen as an essential concomitant of the growth of an advanced economy. This article explores the implications of direct participation for different types of employee learning, drawing upon the British Skills and Employment Surveys of 2006 and 2012. It confirms that direct participation is strongly…

Debates have persisted about the character of the East-West population flows that followed the EU expansions. Some of the discussions surround the extent to which the mobility has been temporal and hence how likely these migrants are to settle permanently or to stay for long periods in host countries. This paper enhances the understanding of…

Dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf, rhoddwyd tipyn o sylw i brofiadau carfannau lleiafrifol sy’n cael eu gwthio i’r ymylon mewn ardaloedd gwledig. Serch hynny, prin yw’r sylw a roddir i garfannau crefyddol mewn rhanbarthau gwledig. Y mae’r prinder sylw hwn yn syndod o ystyried y sylw a roddir i grefydd mewn materion yn ymwneud ag amlddiwylliannedd a dinasyddiaeth gynhwysol. Trafoda’r…

The resource-based view (RBV) of the firm has focused attention on the importance of aligning employees’ needs with the requirements of the jobs they do. This article focuses on how these needs and requirements interact in terms of learning. It does so in two ways. First, it develops new survey instruments to capture the learning…