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Careers for the unskilled in the Great Eastern Railway Company, 1870-1913

Howlett, Peter - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2001

One of the most significant changes in the labour market in the twentieth century was the rise of the internal labour market. Its origins can be found in the nineteenth century, particularly in the large service companies such as banks and the railway companies. By studying the internal labour...

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United Kingdom Education 1997-2001

Glennerster, Howard - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2001

claimed that hisGovernment would make education a priority. The first part of thepaper reviews the scale of education spending … in relation to theeconomy at large and within the education budget. The second part ofthe paper looks at the productivity … education, theintroduction of income related loans to cover maintenance and up frontfees. The paper concludes some serious …

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Measuring the Value of Better Schools

Black, Sandra E. - Federal Reserve Bank <New York, NY>; London School of … - 1998

[...]In this paper, I examine two methods of measuringthe value of better schools. One involves following individualsover time to determine how the quality of theirschooling affects outcomes later in their lives; the otherinvolves calculating parental valuation of better schoolstoday. I review...

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The Two-Legged Stool: The Neglected Role of Educational Standards in Improving America’s Public Schools

Betts, Julian R. - University of California <Berkeley, Calif.> / San Diego …; … - 1998

[...]The central point is simple: far and away themost important determinant of how quickly studentslearn is the effort of students themselves. It follows thatan increase in schools’ expectations of students couldhave important effects on the quality of public schooling.By establishing a...

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The Roles of Schooling and Educational Qualificationsin the Emergence of Adult Social Exclusion

Hobcraft, John - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2000

In order to assess the roles of schooling and educational qualifications inthe emergence of adult social exclusion, a series of detailed regressionmodels were explored separately for men and women for each of a widerange of indicators of adult disadvantage at both ages 23 and 33,...

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Schools, Education and Social Exclusion

Sparkes, Jo - London School of Economics and Political Science - 1999

A review of research evidence suggests that low levels of educationalattainment are crucial in generating and sustaining social exclusion. Testscores at school are the most effective predictor of many adult outcomes.School attendance and soft skills are also important. Reviewing the...

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Parallel lives? Ethnic segregation in schools andneighbourhoods

Burgess, Simon M.; Wilson, Deborah; Lupton, Ruth - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2005

compare patterns of segregation across nineethnic groups, and across Local Education Authorities in England. Looking atboth …

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Schools in Disadvantaged Areas: Recognising Context and Raising Quality

Lupton, Ruth - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2004

Both educational attainment and school quality are typically lower indisadvantaged areas than others and much recent policy attention has beenfocused on each. This paper looks at the quality problem, exploring therelationships between disadvantaged contexts, what schools do, and the qualityof...

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Manpower policy and employment trends

Roberts, Benjamin C. (contributor); … - 1966

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Social Indicators and the Study of Inequality

Meyers, Marcia K.; Garfinkel, Irwin - Federal Reserve Bank <New York, NY>; London School of … - 1999

[...]The New York City Social Indicators Survey (SIS)project represents one effort to track the consequences ofpolicy reform and devolution for inequality and well-beingin the largest and most diverse city in the United States.The project uses a telephone survey to collect data from arepeated...

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