Empowering Lone Parents to Progress towards Employability.

Autor/inn/en	Lindsay, Colin; Pearson, Sarah; Batty, Elaine; Cullen, Anne Marie; Eadson, Will
Titel	Empowering Lone Parents to Progress towards Employability. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Alleinerziehende befähigen, die Beschäftigungsfähigkeit zu verbessern.
Quelle	In: Journal of social policy, 51 (2022) 4, S. 856-875 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2794; 1469-7823
DOI	10.1017/S0047279421000283
Schlagwörter	Selbstbewusstsein; Vermittlung; Familie; Aktivierung; Arbeitsmarktpolitik; Armut; Beruf; Familie; Großbritannien; Selbstbewusstsein; Auswirkung; Mitbestimmung; Förderung; Case Management; Kinderbetreuung; Förderung; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Kinderbetreuung; Aktivierung; Armut; Mitbestimmung; Arbeitsmarktpolitik; Beruf; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Niedrig Qualifizierter; Vermittlung; Weiterbildungsförderung; Case Management; Auswirkung; Schwierigkeit; Trainingsmaßnahme; Allein erziehender Elternteil; Großbritannien
Abstract	"Policymakers in liberal welfare states like the UK have prioritised extending the reach of compulsory activation to target vulnerable jobseeker groups, such as lone parents. However, such interventions - especially when combined with intensified welfare conditionality - appear to have had limited positive effects on lone parents' employability, while often negatively impacting wellbeing. This article argues that the problem is a disconnect between the complex barriers to employability faced by lone parents (including their need to balance work and caring) and the content of 'work-first' activation favoured by successive UK Governments. We report positive findings from in-depth interviews with lone parents and key stakeholders involved in more person-centred, non-compulsory local employability services. Multi-agency service delivery, collaborative governance and a clear role for user voice in programme design were important facilitators of positive experiences. Our analysis points to the need for services that empower lone parents to make choices to progress towards employment while supporting family life." The study refers to the period 2014-2017. (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku)..
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2023/1