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The rising cost of higher education to individuals and reduced graduate job prospects in many countries have renewed debate about the value of higher education. These have, however, focused on the private gain or rate of return of higher education to individuals, rather than on its broader public benefits. Even defenders of the intellectual, cultural…

Welfare state theory has struggled to come to terms with the role of the third sector. It has often categorized welfare states in terms of the pattern of interplay between state social policies and the structure of the labour market. Moreover, it has frequently offered an exclusive focus on state policy – thereby failing to…

This paper aims to replicate analysis conducted by Chowdry et al. (2013) which considers the determinants of participation in higher education (HE) in England. Using linked individual level data, for both participants and non-participants in HE, Chowdry et al. track 2 cohorts of young people from age 11 through to age 20. They demonstrate that…

This article reports on a study that examined the personal employment paths of six international academics at a British university. To complement previous accounts of difficult migration, it focuses on the successful experiences of such academics, in particular how proficiency in English facilitated their move into employment in higher education (HE), and the linguistic competences…

Mae’r Cyfnod Sylfaen (a gyflwynwyd yn 2008) yn cynnig cwricwlwm o ddysgu trwy brofiad, sy’n briodol yn ddatblygiadol, i blant 3 i 7 oed yng Nghymru. Nod y gwerthusiad annibynnol (dan arweiniad WISERD), a gomisiynwyd gan Lywodraeth Cymru, yw gwerthuso pa mor dda y caiff ei roi ar waith, beth fu ei effaith, a ffyrdd…

Mae’r Cyfnod Sylfaen (a gyflwynwyd yn 2008) yn cynnig cwricwlwm o ddysgu trwy brofiad, sy’n briodol yn ddatblygiadol, i blant 3 i 7 oed yng Nghymru. Nod y gwerthusiad annibynnol (dan arweiniad WISERD), a gomisiynwyd gan Lywodraeth Cymru, yw gwerthuso pa mor dda y caiff ei roi ar waith, beth fu ei effaith, a ffyrdd…

This study is concerned with the substantive representation of disabled people (SRDP) in legislative settings; in other words, addressing disabled people’s needs and concerns in policy and lawmaking. Mixed methods analysis of post-1940 Acts of the UK Parliament, backbench MPs’ use of early day motions (EDMs) and written parliamentary questions (WPQs) reveals long-standing institutional ableism….

Health is a central element of well-being and happiness. Good health enables a long and productive life. Good health is essential to the fulfillment not only of the aspirations of individuals and their relatives but also the aspirations of society as a whole. Volume 2: National Cases reports on the results of each National case…

Health is a central element of well-being and happiness. Good health enables a long and productive life. Good health is essential to the fulfillment not only of the aspirations of individuals and their relatives but also the aspirations of society as a whole.