Making a Move: Next Steps for Women. A Follow-up Study of Women Onto Work Students.

Autor/in	Howieson, Cathy
Institution	Edinburgh Univ. (Scotland). Centre for Educational Sociology.
Titel	Making a Move: Next Steps for Women. A Follow-up Study of Women Onto Work Students.
Quelle	(1996), (83 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Adult Education; Career Counseling; Career Education; Employment Potential; Employment Programs; Females; Followup Studies; Foreign Countries; Job Search Methods; Job Skills; Outcomes of Education; Unemployment; Womens Education; Work Experience Programs; United Kingdom (Scotland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Arbeitslehre; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Employment program; Employment programme; Employment programmes; Beschäftigungsprogramm; Weibliches Geschlecht; Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Ausland; Arbeitsplatzsuchtheorie; Produktive Fertigkeit; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Arbeitslosigkeit; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung
Abstract	A 4-year longitudinal study assessed the longer-term outcomes for students of Women Onto Work (WOW) courses aimed at unemployed Scottish women from Wester Hailes, Craigmillar, and Pilton/Muirhouse and unemployed women with disabilities from minority ethnic groups from Edinburgh (Scotland). The research covered 4-year groups of students who were in WOW between 1990 and 1994. Two groups were contacted 1 year after their WOW course and the other two groups were contacted approximately 1-2 years after the course. All students were sent a postal questionnaire; a one-in-five sample was interviewed. The average response rate was 67 percent (n=114 women); 25 women were interviewed. Results indicated that approximately 1 year after their WOW course, 30% of former students were in paid employment, mainly part time; 31% were in education or training. Forty-five percent were in paid employment at the 2-year stage, and 19% were in education or training. Eighty-four percent of students were positive about the value of their WOW course to them one year later, with 90% of students positive at the 2-year stage. For most, the fundamental benefit of WOW was that it helped to raise their confidence and self-esteem. It had also helped by providing specific information about educational and job opportunities, practical job-seeking skills, and work placement. (Six case studies and two follow-up questionnaires are appended.) (YLB)
Anmerkungen	Women Onto Work, 137 Buccleuch Street, Edinburgh EH8 9NE, Scotland (10 pounds).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC