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Methods in Motion: Finding a voice after Brexit
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Finding a voice after Brexit

...analysis. This is precisely what happened when the journal Critical Policy Studies invited John Clarke and I to write up a conference paper. When we began, the focus was still on the referendum campaign. By the time it was sent out for review, however, the debate had moved on to hard v soft Brexit, or the parlous state of democratic party politics. Although we had taken...
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Free School Meals: An OpenLearn reading list
Education & Development

Free School Meals: An OpenLearn reading list

...data excludes individuals who choose not to claim FSM. It excludes those with incomes too high to claim FSM who may still be regarded as disadvantaged. It excludes mature students, as it is captured at a single point in time – at age 15. Universities are not provided with data on the eligibility of their applicants for FSM. The University’s own data suggests that the...
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An invisible group: Young people’s experiences of living with a loved one who is seriously ill
Health, Sports & Psychology

An invisible group: Young people’s experiences of living with a loved one who is seriously ill

...data our research carried out by the Children’s Research Centre focused on three key areas. Firstly we wanted to find out how many children and young people are living with a loved one who is seriously ill; secondly, their experiences and thirdly, how their needs could be met. In order to examine the extent of need throughout the UK we drew upon longitudinal data from...
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Does handing a company on to the children work?
Money & Business

Does handing a company on to the children work?

...data on private firms. One large project that has worked to remedy some of this gap is the World Management Survey (WMS). The WMS uses a survey tool covering 18 management topics scored on a scale of 1 to 5 (worst to best). Having worked on this project for nearly a decade, we noticed one stubborn pattern across countries: family firms consistently placed in the bottom of...
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Diversity, migrant entrepreneurship and socio-economic inclusion
Money & Business

Diversity, migrant entrepreneurship and socio-economic inclusion

...data (GEM UK APS 2004 to 2015) reveals that entrepreneurial activity of the non-white ethnic population is higher, at 11.7%, than that of the white ethnic population, at 6.4%. While, however, entrepreneurship is depicted as an inclusive, open to all, economic pursuit, research shows that inequalities in entrepreneurial activity are still striving and that often migrant...
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The 2018 Spring Statement: A first reaction
Society, Politics & Law

The 2018 Spring Statement: A first reaction

...data on the aggregate number of hours worked seemingly reaching a plateau, this has led to a long awaited improvement in productivity. Whether this can be sustained, given the UK’s very poor recent record, remains to be seen. All of this has partially offset the adverse effect of the uncertainty surrounding the Brexit process. Only partially, though; it has not offset...
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Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care: making sense of a national framework for local action
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care: making sense of a national framework for local action

...data management and working with others. This step of interpretation helps people make sense of the guidelines for themselves in their role and organisation, moving from ‘what does it mean’ to ‘what does it mean for me’. Lastly, we looked at how people have implemented the Ambitions. By implementation we mean that they are taking steps to change what they do to...
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Active Citizenship in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Active Citizenship in Wales

...analysis and in-depth reports on the big issues facing Wales. TheyWorkForYou An free service that takes open data from the UK Parliament and presents it in a digestible, easy to follow way such as an alert system to keep you up to date your MP’s activity. Full Fact An independent fact checking organisation that can help confirm the validity of news coverage and social...
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