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New horizons research programme: the social exclusion of older people: future trends and policies: think piece
- Authors:
- WALKER Alan, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Communities and Local Government
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 37p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report intends to examine how the landscape of social exclusion is likely to change over the next five to 15 years and the policy implications of these changes. It also aims to highlight the most promising policy options in seeking to combat present and future social exclusion among older people.
Growing older in a black and ethnic minority group
- Editors:
- WALKER Alan, NORTHMORE Simon, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 56p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Growing older in a black and ethnic minority group represents the results in this area of four research studies from the ESRC Growing Older Programme 2005. The ESRC's Growing Older (GO) Programme is the largest social sciences research programme on ageing ever mounted in the UK.
Growing older: an ESRC research programme
- Author:
- WALKER Alan
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 3(1), March 2002, pp.4-12.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This article introduces the ESRC's Growing Older Programme and outlines some of the challenges it faces. The article opens with a introduction about the demographic pressures that overarch this programme and which were influential in its conception.
The Madrid International Plan Of Action On Ageing: from conception to implementation
- Authors:
- SIDORENKO Alexandre, WALKER Alan
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 24(2), March 2004, pp.147-165.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing is the most important United Nations (UN) document on population ageing for 20 years and sets the context for global policies on ageing for the current century. Drawing from the authors' active participation in the preparation of the draft that formed the basis of the Madrid Plan, the primary purpose of this article is to describe the two-year process of development of the Plan. Then the main features of the Plan are outlined, including the pivotal role of the society for all ages concept and its thematic foundations. The Madrid Plan is contrasted with its Vienna predecessor of 20 years earlier - the priority given to developing countries in the former is identified as one of the key differences between them. Following a brief outline of the implementation and monitoring processes for the Madrid Plan, a model is presented as a potential template for use in evaluating the impact of the Plan and, especially, its effectiveness in improving the conditions of older people's lives. It is argued that a systematic process of monitoring and evaluation is required if the Plan is not to suffer the fate of being regarded as yet another worthy ‘wish list’.
The ESRC growing older research programme
- Author:
- WALKER Alan
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Society, 1(2), April 2002, pp.129-38.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This article serves three purposes. The first and main one is to introduce the ESRC's Growing Older Programme and its research agenda. Secondly, it outlines the four main challenges confronting the programme and its research teams: the methodological one concerning 'quality of life', the democratic one of participation, the challenge of communication and, ultimately, that of policy impact. Thirdly, the demographic and policy contexts that helped to create the Programme and to which it must respond are also discussed briefly.
Adding life to years
- Author:
- WALKER Alan
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 7.6.01, 2001, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Argues that quality of life for older people should be central to the debate about the so-called demographic time-bomb. Introduces a large-scale research programme.
Good practice in the employment of older workers in Europe
- Authors:
- WALKER Alan, TAYLOR Philip
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing International, 25(3), Winter 1999, pp.62-79.
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Place of publication:
- New York
The purpose of this article is to report the results of two European projects which set out to find examples of good practice in the employment of older workers in different European Union (EU) countries. The Combating Age Barriers project was the first European research to focus on examples of good practice in the employment of ageing workers and developed a detailed classification system. The subsequent Eurowork Age project had similar aims to the first project and employed the same methodology. Before reporting some of the findings from these projects, authors outline the European context and define the concept of good practice.
Older workers and retirement issues
- Authors:
- MARSHALL Victor W., WALKER Alan
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing International, 25(3), Winter 1999, pp.10-13.
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Place of publication:
- New York
This is part II of Ageing International's examination of Older Workers and Retirement Issues. Explores the impact of age discrimination, culture, class and gender influences on retirement, as well as programs and policies to enhance the employability of older workers.
Combating age barriers in job recruitment and training
- Authors:
- TAYLOR Philip, WALKER Alan
- Journal article citation:
- Policy Studies, 16(1), Spring 1995, pp.4-13.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The proportion of older people active in the British labour market has declined in recent decades, a process at times accelerated by government policies. But recent demographic changes may improve the employment prospects for older people, many of whom would work if they could, with benefit to themselves and their families. Draws upon survey research to examine the attitudes of employers towards older workers and to present some examples of positive action.