They found higher risks of persistent social exclusion for older people with poor educational attainment, older people living in the most
disadvantaged areas, older people who have less engagement in employment since finishing fulltime education, and older people with caring responsibilities, or who have a disability themselves.
Economic advantage and disadvantage among older Australians: producing national and small area profiles
On plans to fast track the number of
disadvantaged suppliers, Thomas said, "No definite targets are set.
Namdeb aligns procurement spend to benefit Namibian suppliers
Across England, the gap in GCSE attainment between
disadvantaged pupils and non-disadvantaged pupils has stopped closing.
MERSEYSIDE'S kids 2 YEARS BEHIND PEERS; Shock figures a 'wake-up call' for new PM, say experts
Deputy Commissioner Hunza Baber Sahib Din lauded the efforts of KADO for uplifting the socio-economic condition of the
disadvantaged segment of the society.
KADO launches project to enhance capacity of disadvantaged segment
"For many young people this is true, but for young people from
disadvantaged backgrounds it isn't.
Poorer children still losing out in job hunt
To understand the composition of the least and most
disadvantaged neighborhoods, we analyzed the difference between the characteristics of enrollees in the least and most
disadvantaged quintiles of neighborhood disadvantage using chi-square tests.
Neighborhood disadvantage and chronic disease management
Cases in which socially
disadvantaged seek legal aid are on the increase.
Socially Disadvantaged People could Receive Free Legal Aid
Disadvantaged children in London performed 6.5 points ahead of deprived northerners.
A tough lesson
Though their focus is primarily British social work, Parker and Crabtree say that the concepts, discourses, and practices of working with
disadvantaged and marginalized people transfer to other countries and administrations.
Social Work with Disadvantaged and Marginalised People
The report, Rules of the Game, by Dr Gill Wyness, Senior Lecturer in Economics of Education at the UCL Institute of Education, says that the admission process may be responsible for the fact that the most advantaged applicants were six times more likely to get into selective universities than the most
disadvantaged in 2016.
What does the future of higher education hold? As the January 15 deadline for applying for most university courses looms, we look at what the next 12 months look like for higher education in Wales, whether university is the right choice for all - and why the admissions process needs changing
Previous research has identified key features of 'life-first' programs which lead to successful outcomes for
disadvantaged jobseekers.
Multiple disadvantage, service delivery and client outcomes in a strengths-based employment program
'Where an individual resides thus plays a critical role in their success as participants in economic exchanges--which, of course, affects their ability to make a living." Besbris suggests that the reason for the lower response rate to sellers from
disadvantaged neighborhoods might be "because buyers used residence to infer the seller's race or ethnicity, economic status, trustworthiness, or dependability.
Neighborhood stigma affects transactions
Investing in the
Disadvantaged: Assessing the Benefits and Costs of Social Policies.
Social policies
Titled "Empowerment, Activation and Participation: Actively Engaging
Disadvantaged People in Improving the Quality of their Lives," the report was undertaken to help social security institutions address "multi-dimensional disadvantage," a phenomenon of growing dependence on social services by a segment of the population fueled by interconnected conditions such as ill health, disability, lack of skills and education, poverty and old age.
Accenture urges new approaches to address multi-dimensional disadvantage
The Treasury Department's Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization has named Computer Sciences Corp.
The Treasury Department's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has named Computer Sciences Corp. its 2007 "large business of the year."