research

09-August-2007

Global Logistics research- can it be found free on the web

My son is doing a thesis on the global road haulage, shipping and air freight.  Trying to get free research off the web in impossible.  Everywhere we go there is an huge charge for this.  Anyone got any idea's where one would be able to go for this??



Brett Frances; 09-August-2007 20:25:13 forum (1)

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Road Haulage; 04-September-2007 17:26:53 by Rob Murphy

Effective transitions for Year 8 sudents

17-August-2007

To what extent is CEG provision in Years 7 and 8 equipping young people with the skills they need to make realistic choices and transitions? The Centre for Guidance Studies (CeGS) has recently published the findings of research undertaken on behalf of CXL (formerly Connexions Lancashire) that highlights a number of important issues to do with the way students are being supported to make decisions. Read on to learn more...

Based on fieldwork conducted in Lancashire between May and October 2006, the findings of this research indicate that gaps remain in provision for Year 7, 8 and 9 students.  This has implications in light of the curriculum and qualification reforms introduced as part of the 14-19 Education and Skills White Paper (DfES, 2005), which will see young people choosing personalised pathways that suit them and form the basis for their progression.  With increased choice and complexity, young people need good quality information, advice and guidance (IAG) to ensure they are effectively equipped with the skills they need; however, in the absence of a clear strategy and curriculum for careers education and guidance (CEG), they supplement their knowledge and understanding from unmediated sources including family and friends.  The full Occasional Paper can be downloaded from the CeGS website at www.derby.ac.uk/cegs

A date for your diaries!  A Central Guidance Research Forum (CGRF) seminar at the University of Derby on Thursday 15th November 2007 will further explore parental influence on young people's transitions.  The seminar, entitled 'Parents: A Positive Influence to Career Decisions?', will present a thematic review across a range of recent research projects undertaken by the Centre.  This event is free to attend - please contact CeGS for further information.



Hayley Reynolds ; 17-August-2007 11:41:02 forum (2)

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Research into CEG in Kent and Medway; 31-January-2008 11:34:50 by Sally-Anne Barnes

Learning from European IAG Innovation

28-August-2007

...The latest in the Central Guidance Research Forum (CGRF) seminar series co-ordinated by the Centre for Guidance Studies (CeGS) at the University of Derby on Friday 28th September 2007 from 2.00-4.00pm.

A date for your diaries!  A CGRF seminar, titled Learning from European IAG Innovation, will be held at the University of Derby on Friday 28th September 2007 from 2.00-4.00pm. 

This seminar will be facilitated by Andy Shorey, Project Assistant at Careers Europe, an organisation that offers a range of services and resources to the guidance community and educational institutions in the United Kingdom and further a field.  Further information regarding Careers Europe is available from www.careerseurope.co.uk.  Andy will introduce participants to the European Commission’s new Integrated Lifelong Learning Programme, which will run from 2007 to 2012, and explain how guidance practitioners and researchers can become involved in elements of the programme.  In addition, Deirdre Hughes, Director of CeGS and Head of the Research and Knowledge Transfer Unit (RKTU), will introduce the European Guidance and Counselling Research Forum (ECGRF), funded by Leonardo.  The Forum offers transnational perspectives on equl opportunities in support of lifelong learning.  This is a highly innovative development which uses weblogs and social bookmarking to support professionals and students in their work.    

To book a place at this event, please email Jennifer Dean at J.Dean1@derby.ac.uk or telephone 01332 591267.  There is no charge to attend this event. 



Hayley Reynolds ; 28-August-2007 14:41:14 forum (0)