Most recent 20 Findings of completed projects

2265 Religion, beliefs and parenting practices
The influence of religious beliefs on parenting, from the perspectives of both adolescants and parents
Nov 2008
2334 Care and support - a community responsibility?
Discussion of challenging issues for the future of care: should the community play a bigger role?
Nov 2008
2335 Rethinking social care and support: What can England learn from other countries?
Discussion of challenging issues or the future of care: identifying principles for reform in England.
Nov 2008
2311 Time and income poverty
Examines the tension between increasing income and maintaining enough time for personal and child care.
Nov 2008
2309 Developing the use of ’MDS-RAI’ reports for UK care homes
Using an assessment system to raise standards in long-term care homes
Nov 2008
2307 Lessons from contracting out welfare to work programmes in Australia and the Netherlands
A detailed look at the Australian and Dutch ’welfare markets’
Nov 2008
2286 A wrong turn in the search for freedom?
Discussion of social evils on a theme of ’individualism’ which asks why we are less happy and why our lives feel more out of control than ever before, despite gaining many individual liberties.
Nov 2008
2327 Housing choices and issues for young people in the UK
A review of recent research on the housing choices and issues for young people in the UK.
Nov 2008
2287 Individualism and consumerism: reframing the debate
Discussion of socil evils on a theme of ’individualism’ which argues that in the face of selfish individualism and wasteful consumerism, we must rebuild a strong civil society.
Nov 2008
2328 Young people’s housing transitions
This study examines issues concerning young people’s transitions into independent living, through the views of young people and practitioners who work with them.
Nov 2008
2277 Costs and outcomes of an extra-care housing scheme in Bradford
An assessment of the comparative costs before and after residents moved into an extra-care housing scheme.
Nov 2008
2324 Monitoring poverty and social exclusion in Scotland 2008
The 2008 analysis of trends in poverty and social exclusion indicators in Scotland.
Nov 2008
2275 What is needed to end child poverty in 2020?
This Round-up focuses on key policy areas relevant to the 2020 target of eradicating UK child poverty, exploring recent progressand suggesting what is needed to meet the target.
Nov 2008
2297 Movement of housholds in shared-ownership housing in the UK
A study of how people living in shared-ownership housing in the UK move on to their next property, and the factors that can prevent them from doing so.
Nov 2008
2319 Public officials and community involvement in local services
An examination of community involvement in the governance of local services, with an emphasis on the role of public officials.
Nov 2008
2256 Promoting inter-generational understanding through Community Philosophy
This study looks at how Community Philosophy can open community conversations within and between generations about ’nuisance’ behaviours and the fear of crime.
Oct 2008
2326 Improving care in residential care homes: a literature review
This review examines the research evidence available to support improved care for older people in residential care homes.
Oct 2008
2323 The changing pattern of earnings: employees, migrants and low-paid families
Exploration of the assumption that individuals can work their way out of poverty, focusing on the changing earnings of employees, the integration of migrants and the progression of low-paid families in Britain since the late 1970s.
Oct 2008
2313 Estimating the costs of child poverty
This Round-up estimates the costs of child poverty to the Exchequer and reduced GDP, focusing on public service costs and the lost earning potential of adults who have grown up in poverty.
Oct 2008
2284 The absence of society
Discussion of social evils on a theme of ‘the absence of society’ which argues that these ‘ills’ are the result of today’s individualised society of consumers.
Oct 2008
    

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