dc.contributor.author | Meyers, Rebecca | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-12-03T01:07:30Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-12-03T01:07:30Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1448-0220 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/14480220.2016.1200240 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/123882 | |
dc.description.abstract | The institutionalised categorisation of adults who are over 55 years of age, unemployed and low-skilled as ‘older’ and ‘disadvantaged’ may adversely affect their employment prospects and their self-esteem. This paper reports on the findings of a study that explored the experiences of a small group of such adults; in particular, the barriers to their participation in training and jobseeking activities. The research comprised a qualitative, phenomenological approach, and used a series of semi-structured interviews to gain an insight into their reactions to such categorisation. The findings could not identify a direct link between institutionalised categorisation and self-categorisation, but indicated that those labels did not enhance their self-esteem nor increase their enthusiasm for participating in activities to increase their employability. These findings indicate for policymakers a disjunction between the possibly detrimental consequences of the institutionalised categorisation of this cohort and the need to increase their participation in the labour market. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Routledge | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 131 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 144 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 2 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | International Journal of Training Research | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 14 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Education | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Economics | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Studies in Human Society | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 169999 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 13 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 14 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 16 | |
dc.title | What's in a name? Categorising 'disadvantaged older workers' | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
dc.description.version | Accepted Manuscript (AM) | |
gro.faculty | Arts, Education & Law Group, School of Education and Professional Studies | |
gro.rights.copyright | © 2016 Taylor & Francis (Routledge). This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Training Research on 15 Jul 2016, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14480220.2016.1200240 | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Meyers, Rebecca R. | |