Karriererettleiing og livskvalitet
Digital Artefact
Robertson, P. (2024)
Karriererettleiing og livskvalitet. [Podcast]
This podcast contains an interview in which Prof Pete Robertson discusses the links between mental health, work and learning. It explores the role for career guidance practit...
The emotional labour of teleworkers conducting online counselling during Covid-19.
Journal Article
O'Neil, J., Heidl, B. H., Bratton, A., Vossler, A., & Moller, N. (in press)
The emotional labour of teleworkers conducting online counselling during Covid-19. New Technology, Work and Employment, https://doi.org/10.1111/ntwe.12284
Drawing on emotional labour theory, this paper explores the barriers to emotionally complex telework, with a specific focus on the space, interface and pace of work. We examin...
The challenges facing freelancers in Scottish Film and TV: an analysis of 45 years of data from the Film Bang directory 1976-2020
Report
Scott, A., & Davidson, N. (2021)
The challenges facing freelancers in Scottish Film and TV: an analysis of 45 years of data from the Film Bang directory 1976-2020. London: Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre
This Discussion Paper investigates freelance working in the Scottish film and television sector. The Industrial Strategy and the Bazalgette Report into the Creative Industries...
Debt should not be ignored
Digital Artefact
Robertson, P. (2021)
Debt should not be ignored. [Blog]
This short article highlights the neglect of debt in the career development literature, and its importance as a factor shaping career decisions and career pathways.
Public policy for career guidance: Imagining a more ambitious agenda
Digital Artefact
Robertson, P. (2020)
Public policy for career guidance: Imagining a more ambitious agenda. [Blog]
This short article argues that career development services are relevant to a wider range of public policy objectives than have previously been considered.
To tackle our mental health crisis, career guidance could be surprisingly important
Digital Artefact
Robertson, P. (2019)
To tackle our mental health crisis, career guidance could be surprisingly important. [Online magazine]
This short article argues that career guidance services can help to promote mental well-being, and represent a potential public health intervention.
Age management in the workplace: manager and older worker accounts of policy and practice
Journal Article
Egdell, V., Maclean, G., Raeside, R., & Chen, T. (2020)
Age management in the workplace: manager and older worker accounts of policy and practice. Ageing and society, 40(4), 784-804. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X18001307
The impact of an ageing workforce on the workplace is a concern internationally. Governments are increasingly encouraging the continued labour market participation of older wo...
Integrating young people into society: perceptions of enabling agents
Book
Raeside, R., Egdell, V., & Graham, H. (2017)
Integrating young people into society: perceptions of enabling agents. In H. Otto, V. Egdell, J. Bonvin, & R. Atzmüller (Eds.), Empowering Young People in Disempowering Times. Fighting Inequality Through Capability Oriented PolicyCheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing
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Not lovin’ it: How insecure work creates insecure lifestyles for the poorest in society
Digital Artefact
Robertson, P. (2017)
Not lovin’ it: How insecure work creates insecure lifestyles for the poorest in society. [Online magazine]
This short article argues that teaching young people to be flexible workers is only good up to a point. They also need to learn to recognise and avoid exploitation in the wor...
Group guidance – is it time to flock together?
Journal Article
Meldrum, S. (2017)
Group guidance – is it time to flock together?. Journal of the National Institute for Career Education and Counselling, 38(1), 36-43. https://doi.org/10.20856/jnicec.3806
This article calls for delivery models which encourage the collective career learning of groups to be brought to the centre stage of career guidance practice. It challenges th...