Why do unemployed people avoid participation in training? An experiment for policy making

Focacci, Chiara Natalie; Lam, Pak Hung

doi:10.1111/spol.12602

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“…A study by Focacci and Lam (2020) showed that young adults are very susceptible to their peers when it comes to deciding whether to participate in an employment programme. This is an important practical implication, as frontline workers can have numerous effective interventions at their disposal, but when no one participates in them, youth unemployment will remain an issue (e.g., Grandia, La Grouw, & Kruyen, 2019).…”

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Towards a more all‐inclusive evaluation of interventions for unemployed youth: A longitudinal investigation of participant, programme, relational and contextual factors

Wesseling

2021

Soc Policy Adm

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Youth unemployment has severe and long-lasting consequences. Despite the abundance of programmes that aim to integrate unemployed youth into the labour market, little is known about what factors have an impact on ensuring a durable labour market transition. This study reports on an employment programme for high-educated, unemployed young adults. The effect of participant, programme, relational and contextual factors on employment success was examined in a longitudinal study among 1,306 young adults. Twelve months after the programme, 1,069 participants were employed. Participant and relational factors increased the likelihood of employment success, while the effect of programme factors was mixed. Contextual factors decreased the likelihood of employment quality. The prediction of employment status and quality was based on a different combination of factors, which underscores the importance of investigating both, especially in a highly educated sample. More insight into the role, the four primary determinants play in finding employment can help improve employment interventions. Several courses of action are presented.

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Towards a more all‐inclusive evaluation of interventions for unemployed youth: A longitudinal investigation of participant, programme, relational and contextual factors

Wesseling

2021

Soc Policy Adm

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“…Previous studies found that willingness to participate in training programmes is e.g. depending on social and governmental expectations, with social expectations being the most powerful (Focacci & Lam, 2020). This could potentially explain the low willingness for participation among the age group 55+, as there might be social expectations about education and development of older workers that could inhibit their willingness to participate in training programmes.…”

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Exclusion and Inequality in Late Working Life: National Country Context: Sweden

Genelyte¹,

Heuer²,

Motel-Klingebiel³

2021

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“…Having a place to go (the projects) gave them a reason to go outside and meet others and a chance to feel welcome. Focacci and Lam (2020) suggest that peer pressure can also have a negative effect on the willingness of the young unemployed to participate in a training programme of active labour market policy, and that social identity is of great importance. Meeting other people was important for them as socializing made them feel more dignified as opposed to feeling lonely.…”

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Sense of belonging among people outside of working life in Finland

Turunen

Hiilamo

2022

IJSSP

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PurposeFor social inclusion, it is necessary to have a sense of belonging to society, whether having a job or not. Experience of belonging means feeling a part of something beyond oneself. It can be a place, a moment, a situation or a group of people.Design/methodology/approachThe authors study how unemployed people experience their place in a society; more specifically, the authors analyse which emotions and affects encourage (and discourage) the sense of belongingness among the unemployed. Emotions and affects were examined in 10 focus group interviews collected in Finland between 2016 and 2017. The data was analysed using qualitative content analysis.FindingsThe results demonstrate that sense of belonging is enhanced by affects such as being needed, being accepted and experiencing equal treatment. To achieve these affects, promotion of social contacts, participation and contribution to the common good are important.Originality/valuePrevious studies have mostly ignored the role of emotions and affects in the experience of unemployment. The findings emphasize the importance of emotions and affects in promoting and eroding the sense of belonging among unemployed people.

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Why do unemployed people avoid participation in training? An experiment for policy making

Cited by 8 publications

References 24 publications

Towards a more all‐inclusive evaluation of interventions for unemployed youth: A longitudinal investigation of participant, programme, relational and contextual factors

Towards a more all‐inclusive evaluation of interventions for unemployed youth: A longitudinal investigation of participant, programme, relational and contextual factors

Exclusion and Inequality in Late Working Life: National Country Context: Sweden

Sense of belonging among people outside of working life in Finland

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