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Narrative therapy (2014)
Book Chapter
Gibson, N., & Heyman, I. (2014). Narrative therapy. In Social work – an introduction (308-319). SAGE Publications

In this book, Joyce Lishman, Chris Yuill and Jill Brannan provide an essential introduction to the core knowledge and skills necessary for students embarking on their social work degree.

The chapter by Gibson and Heyman explores the theory and app... Read More about Narrative therapy.

Sensational Interests (2011)
Book Chapter
Charles, K. E., & Egan, V. (2011). Sensational Interests. In R. J. R. Levesque (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Adolescence (2601-2606). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1695-2_379

This essay examines the current status of sensational
interests and their relationship with offending in adolescence.
The essay describes sensational interests, their
measurement and how they came to be associated with
criminal behavior. New rese... Read More about Sensational Interests.

The capabilities approach as a framework for labour market information on young people. (2010)
Book Chapter
Lindsay, C., & McQuaid, R. W. (2010). The capabilities approach as a framework for labour market information on young people. In C. Larsen, J. Kipper, & A. Schmid (Eds.), Regional Monitoring Approaches for the Reduction and the Prevention of Youth Unemployment in Europe (152-159). Rainer Hampp Verlag, Muenchen

This paper considers some of the potential uses of the capabilities approach to widen and deepen the labour market information that we collect on youth employment and unemployment.

Aging of the labour force and globalization. (2007)
Book Chapter
McQuaid, R. W. (2007). Aging of the labour force and globalization. In R. Cooper, K. Donaghy, & G. Hewings (Eds.), Globalization and Regional Economic Modelling (69-85). Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72444-5_5

The rapid aging of the population structure across most developed countries is one of the main challenges facing their economies and governments (CEC 2004a).1 These changes will have significant impacts upon pension and healthcare costs, the demand f... Read More about Aging of the labour force and globalization..