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Creating a knowledge driven economy: definitions, challenges and opportunities
There has been much talk of a 'knowledge driven economy' and there are many different ideas about what might best c... Show more
Date: 2000
Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: SKOPE research paper
Subjects: Technology; Innovation; Skills and knowledge ... [+] Show more
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How computerization changes the UK labour market: the facts viewed from a new perspective
The digitisation of the world as a result of the introduction of computers, chips, and ICT, has undoubtedly been th... Show more
Date: 2001
Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: SKOPE research paper
Subjects: Equity; Technology; Literacy ... [+] Show more
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All things to all people: changing perceptions of 'skill' among Britain’s policy makers since the 1950s and their implications
This paper looks at how the meaning of ‘skill’ has broadened considerably since the 1950s through an examination of... Show more
Date: 1999
Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: SKOPE research paper
Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Outcomes; Equity ... [+] Show more
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Divergent skills policy trajectories in England and Scotland after Leitch
Since its election in 1997, the UK (New) Labour government has consistently argued that national economic success a... Show more
Date: 2008
Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain; England ... [+] Show more
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: SKOPE research paper
Subjects: Qualifications; Innovation; Policy ... [+] Show more
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Learning organisations, lifelong learning and the mystery of the vanishing employers
This paper reviews the role of employers in the provision of lifelong learning in the United Kingdom (UK). It begin... Show more
Date: 2000
Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: SKOPE research paper
Subjects: Lifelong learning; Skills and knowledge; Adult and community education ... [+] Show more
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Just another bandwagon?: a critical look at the role of the high performance workplace as a vehicle for the UK high skills project
A number of commentators involved with the UK policy debate on skills have recently argued in favour of an active r... Show more
Date: 2004
Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: SKOPE research paper
Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Governance; Performance ... [+] Show more
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One step forward, two steps back?: skills policy in England under the Coalition Government
Traditionally, skills policies in the UK have focused primarily upon boosting the supply of skills as a route to im... Show more
Date: 2011
Geographic subjects: England; Great Britain; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: SKOPE research paper
Subjects: Policy; Employment; Labour market ... [+] Show more
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Hungarian migrants in the UK labour market: a pilot study on the former education of Hungarian migrants and on underutilisation of their skills in the UK
This study investigated the views and experiences of 10 Hungarian migrants living in the south-east of England. The... Show more
Date: 2014
Geographic subjects: Hungary; England; Great Britain ... [+] Show more
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: SKOPE research paper
Subjects: Migration; Labour market; Employment ... [+] Show more
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'Idle fancy' or 'concrete will'?: defining and realising a high skills vision for the UK
Although the current Labour government is committed to developing the UK as a high skills society, there is still m... Show more
Date: 2004
Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain; Germany ... [+] Show more
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: SKOPE research paper
Subjects: Workforce development; Skills and knowledge; Economics ... [+] Show more
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Workplace innovations and employee outcomes: evidence from a representative employee survey
In the recent literature on workplace innovations, two competing views stand out: in the high-performance work syst... Show more
Date: 2005
Geographic subjects: Europe; Finland
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: SKOPE research paper
Subjects: Innovation; Skills and knowledge; Income ... [+] Show more