The LLAKES Centre has been carrying out an extensive range of research projects relating to lifelong learning, social cohesion and mobility, and economic opportunities, particularly for young people. By the summer of 2017, data has been collected on all projects. Many projects have been completed, while a few are still being written up. Summaries of findings and publications can be found within each of our three Themes.
The LLAKES Centre has been carrying out an extensive range of research projects relating to lifelong learning, social cohesion and mobility, and economic opportunities, particularly for young people. By the summer of 2017, data has been collected on all projects. Many projects have been completed, while a few are still being written up. Summaries of findings and publications can be found within each of our three Themes.
Themes
The LLAKES research projects are grouped into three “Themes” to allow for the sharing of ideas, results and data. Information about each Theme is available via the following links:
Theme One: Youth, Inter-generational Mobility and Civic Values
Theme Two: Learning, Work and the Economy
Theme Three: Education, Inequality and Social Cohesion
Projects
Details of the thirteen LLAKES research projects are available via the following links:
Theme 1 Project 1: Intergenerational Dynamics in Learning Engagement, Life Chances and Well-Being of Young People
Theme 1 Project 2: The Crisis for Contemporary Youth: Young People, Opportunities and Civic Values
Theme 1 Project 3: Getting in and Getting on in the Youth Labour Market: Entry Practices, Under-Employment and Skill Formation in Regional Economies
Theme 1 Project 4: Student Debt, Higher Education Participation and Intermediate Skills Development
Theme 2 Project 1: Skills, Innovation and Economic Growth
Theme 2 Project 2: Inter-Professional Learning in the Creative and Cultural Sector
Theme 2 Project 4: Skill and Job Quality: The Workers' Perspective
Theme 2 Project 5: Good Jobs, Bad Jobs: A Longitudinal Analysis
Theme 3 Project 1: Causes and Dynamics of the Unequal Distribution of Skills among Adults: A Cross-Country Analysis
Theme 3 Project 2: Comparative Analysis of Early Childhood Cognitive Outcomes
Theme 3 Project 3: Lifelong Learning Systems, Equality and Civic Values
Theme 3 Project 4: The Effects of Private and Quasi-Private Schooling on Society