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Exploring the Impact of Sleep Apnoea on Daily Life and Occupational Engagement (2012)
Journal Article
O'Donoghue, N., & McKay, E. A. (2012). Exploring the Impact of Sleep Apnoea on Daily Life and Occupational Engagement. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75(11), 509-516. https://doi.org/10.4276/030802212x13522194759932

Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) has significant implications for a person’s health, wellbeing and occupational engagement, but has received almost no attention from occupational therapists.
Method: This qualitative study used semi-struc... Read More about Exploring the Impact of Sleep Apnoea on Daily Life and Occupational Engagement.

Promoting Healthy Routes Back to Work? Boundary Spanning Health Professionals and Employability Programmes in Great Britain (2011)
Journal Article
Lindsay, C., & Dutton, M. (2011). Promoting Healthy Routes Back to Work? Boundary Spanning Health Professionals and Employability Programmes in Great Britain. Social policy & administration,

Between 2003 and 2011, the Pathways to Work (PtW) initiative was established across Great Britain, as policymakers sought to address the ‘health-related, personal and external barriers’ faced by people who were out of work and claiming incapacity ben... Read More about Promoting Healthy Routes Back to Work? Boundary Spanning Health Professionals and Employability Programmes in Great Britain.

Violence against women: current theory and practice in domestic abuse, sexual violence and exploitation. (2011)
Book
Lombard, N., & McMillan, L. (2011). Violence against women: current theory and practice in domestic abuse, sexual violence and exploitation. Jessica Kingsley Publications

Violence against women is a pervasive problem in society and responding appropriately to those who experience it and those who perpetrate it is a constant challenge for social work, health and related professions today.
This volume seeks to address... Read More about Violence against women: current theory and practice in domestic abuse, sexual violence and exploitation..

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.

Mobilities: new perspectives on transport and society. (2011)
Book
Grieco, M., & Urry, J. (Eds.). (2011). Mobilities: new perspectives on transport and society. Ashgate Publishing

Bringing together the leading authors currently working at the intersection of social science and transport science, this volume provides a companion to the well-established and extensive international Transport and Society series. Each chapter, and... Read More about Mobilities: new perspectives on transport and society..

Public health programme and policy options for improving health equitably (2011)
Journal Article
Haw, S., Frank, J., Frost, H., Geddes, R., Jackson, C., & Mooney, J. (2011). Public health programme and policy options for improving health equitably. Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 41(1), 3-4. https://doi.org/10.4997/jrcpe.2011.101

First paragraph: Compared with other Western European countries, Scotland has the highest mortality rate and lowest life expectancy. Scotland is also characterised by marked inequalities, with men from the poorest communities dying 13 years earlier a... Read More about Public health programme and policy options for improving health equitably.

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.

The Tertiary Turn: Locating “The Academy” in Autobiographical Accounts of Activism in Manchester, UK and Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand (2010)
Journal Article
Kyle, R. G., Milligan, C., Kearns, R. A., Larner, W., Fyfe, N. R., & Bondi, L. (2011). The Tertiary Turn: Locating “The Academy” in Autobiographical Accounts of Activism in Manchester, UK and Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. Antipode, 43(4), 1181-1214. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8330.2010.00820.x

Activists often strategically negotiate sectoral boundaries by switching between public, private and voluntary sectors over the life course in order to pursue their aims. This paper draws on a cross-national study that explored the extent of this int... Read More about The Tertiary Turn: Locating “The Academy” in Autobiographical Accounts of Activism in Manchester, UK and Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.

How can parents escape from recurrent poverty? (2010)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Fuertes, V., & Richard, A. (2010). How can parents escape from recurrent poverty?. Edinburgh: Joseph Rowntree Foundation

This study explores why disadvantaged parents move into poverty and identifies the specific barriers to them escaping the cycle of low pay/no pay or recurrent poverty. It draws on information from interviews with parents and focus groups with profess... Read More about How can parents escape from recurrent poverty?.

Evaluation Of The Working For Families Fund 2004-2008 SG (2009)
Report
Mcquaid, R., Bond, S., & Fuertes, V. (2009). Evaluation Of The Working For Families Fund 2004-2008 SG. Edinburgh: Scottish Government

This report summarises the Final Evaluation Report of the Working for Families Fund (WFF) programme from 2004-08. It was carried out by the Employment Research Institute, Napier University, Edinburgh, for the Scottish Government over this period. Ove... Read More about Evaluation Of The Working For Families Fund 2004-2008 SG.

Social well-being, cohesion and human-health (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W., & Bergmann, A. (2008, August). Social well-being, cohesion and human-health. Presented at Social well-being, cohesion and human health

Employability and disadvantaged parents: the case of working for families (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W., Fuertes, V., & Bond, S. (2008, August). Employability and disadvantaged parents: the case of working for families. Presented at ERSA Conference

Parents who are disadvantaged in terms of being lone parents or living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods have particular problems getting into work, training or post-secondary education. The Scottish Government set up a �50 million (�75m) programme ove... Read More about Employability and disadvantaged parents: the case of working for families.

Small and medium sized businesses and disadvantaged parents: overcoming training recruitment and retention barriers. Final report. (2008)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Dutton, M., Bergmann, A., Richard, A., & Lindsay, C. (2008). Small and medium sized businesses and disadvantaged parents: overcoming training recruitment and retention barriers. Final report

The project involved new research, investigating barriers preventing SMEs from recruiting from disadvantaged groups (especially unemployed/inactive parents, who represent an underutilized source of labour within the Scottish economy) and identifying... Read More about Small and medium sized businesses and disadvantaged parents: overcoming training recruitment and retention barriers. Final report..

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..

Understanding social enterprise: a case study of the childcare sector in Scotland (2007)
Journal Article
Hare, P., Jones, D., & Blackledge, G. (2007). Understanding social enterprise: a case study of the childcare sector in Scotland. Social enterprise journal, 3(1), 113-125. https://doi.org/10.1108/17508610780000726

Purpose – To investigate the application of the social enterprise model to the childcare sector in Scotland and develop a practical model for analysing such social enterprises.

Design/methodology/approach – A review of the literature of ideas on... Read More about Understanding social enterprise: a case study of the childcare sector in Scotland.