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YouthLink Scotland’s Research Ethics Policy
This document is jargon free and is intended to be helpful for anyone in the youth work sector doing pieces of research or evaluation as part of their role.
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National Case Study Evaluation: Youth work’s contribution to the Scottish Attainment Challenge
Our national case study evaluation builds a rich picture of the youth work sector’s current contribution to attainment.
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Impact of Community-Based Universal Youth Work in Dumfries and Galloway
The impacts of Community Based Youth Work in Dumfries & Galloway was carried out in partnership with Dumfries & Galloway Council’s Youth Work Service, YouthLink Scotland, Northern Star and the University of Edinburgh. The study used a Transformative Evaluation Methodology.
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CashBack for Communities External Evaluation Report 2018/19
This is the second evaluation report in the fourth round of CashBack for Communities funding - 'Round 4' which runs for three years from 2017 to 2020.
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The Impact of Community-based Universal Youth Work in Scotland
This report describes the findings from a piece of qualitative research undertaken with three organisations in Scotland who deliver community-based universal youth work.
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Scotswummin: Youth work's contribution to the women's movement
What does youth work have to do with feminism? Our Scotswummin report explores how the two are inter-related, both historically and presently.
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Social and Economic Value of Youth Work in Scotland
Includes the findings from a YouGov survey of adults about their historic experiences of youth work; a review of research into the Social Return on Investment of youth work; a survey of volunteer youth workers; desk-based research; and modelling of potential impacts using robust published data.
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The Impact of Leaving the EU on the Youth Work Sector in Scotland
Academics from the University of Glasgow and the University of the West of Scotland find that Brexit could have a detrimental impact on the youth work sector and young people’s opportunities.
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CashBack for Communities: youth work and anti-violence funds
This report outlines the background to the CashBack for Communities initiative and the policy context, including current themes and issues facing the youth work sector.
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Developing the Curriculum for Excellence
Summary findings of research undertaken by Dr Mark Priestly and Sarah Minty of the University of Stirling.
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Follow up survey of leavers from Scottish schools
This Statistics Publication Notice presents national information on the destination status of young people approximately 9 months after they left school, from the 2008/09 school year.
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Low pay and income inequality in Scotland
This paper examines the impact that raising the minimum level of public sector pay in Scotland would have on the poorest in Scotland in terms of the impact it would have on the share of national income they receive.
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Public sector employment in Scotland
The statistics in this release are based on administrative records and surveys of individual public sector bodies carried out by the Scottish Government and the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The publication includes information on public sector employment in Scotland with distinctions made for employment in devolved bodies and reserved bodies located in Scotland.
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The role of role models in youth work
This literature review, presented at Strathclyde University's International Youth Work Conference in September 2010, discusses the various ways youth workers can utilise role models and role modelling in informal education. It also introduces some of the benefits and risks that such practice can bring.
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Scottish health behaviour in school-aged children
This report presents data on adolescent health from the World Health Organization (WHO) collaborative cross-national Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study in Scotland.
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Single Outcome Agreements (2009/10)
This paper provides an overview of the second round of Single Outcomes Agreements. The Single Outcome Agreements for 2009/10 were signed off by the Scottish Government and Community Planning Partnerships (CPPs) in June 2009.
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Staff of Scottish Local Authority social work services
This publication contains statistics obtained from the staffing census held across all local authorities on 5 October 2009.
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Youth work and the recession
This report presents the results of a online survey by YouthLink Scotland in December 2009, and existing research and discussions on the impact of the economic recession on the public and third sector in Scotland.
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Activity Agreements 2017/18 data summary
Activity Agreements data across Scotland for 2017/18
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Activity Agreement follow-up study of leavers
This research explores young people's views of Activity Agreements, to better understand how best to reach and support young people furthest from the labour market.
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Activity Agreement Guidance for 2018/19
This Guidance sets out the key principles for the continued development and delivery of Activity Agreements in Scotland. It explains what an Activity Agreement is, the context for delivering Activity Agreements, the principles that should be applied, and sets out some key operational guidelines.
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Evaluation of Activity Agreements Pilots
The Scottish Government commissioned an evaluation of Activity Agreement pilots operating in ten areas across Scotland between May 2009 and March 2011.
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Sustaining progression post-Activity Agreement: impact and learning from the Aftercare pilot projects
The Scottish Government funded five pilot projects to test models of support which would address the issues and barriers that prevent young people from sustaining progressions after an Activity Agreement. This report demonstrates the outcomes delivered by the pilot projects and identifies from each learning which could inform future delivery of services.
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Universal Youth Work: a critical review of the literature
A joint research project by the University of Edinburgh and the Edinburgh Youth Work Consortium, examining the influences shaping contemporary youth work.