A study examined the relationship between education, training and employability. It considered various definitions of employability, moving beyond the more traditional analyses (which make much use of earnings as an indicator of employability) to examine further the links between education, work-related training and measures of psychological health and life satisfaction.
Source: Peter Elias, Terence Hogarth and Gaelle Peirre, The Wider Benefits of Education and Training: A Comparative Longitudinal Study, Research Report 178, Department for Work and Pensions (0113 399 4040)
Links: Report (pdf)
Date: 2002-Dec
One study concluded that there are significant benefits of education in terms of crime reduction; a second study found substantial health returns to education, including reduced risks of depression and obesity.
Source: Leon Feinstein, Quantitative Estimates of the Social Benefits of Learning, 1: Crime, Research Report 5, Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning/University of London (020 7612 6291) | Leon Feinstein, Estimates of the Social Benefits of Learning, 2: Health (Depression and Obesity), Research Report 6, Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning/University of London
Links: Report 5 (pdf) | Report 6 (pdf)
Date: 2002-Nov
An international report said that university graduates in the United Kingdom get a better personal 'rate of return' from higher education than in any other industrialised country.
Source: Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2002 Edition, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (+33 1 4407 4770)
Links: Report (pdf)
Date: 2002-Oct
A research report said that the returns to the key academic qualifications in the form of higher earnings are around 26 per cent for a first degree, 16 per cent for two or more A levels, and 28 per cent for five or more good (grade C or above) GCSEs. (GCSE = General Certificate of Secondary Education: A = Advanced)
Source: Steven McIntosh, Further Analysis of the Returns to Academic and Vocational Qualifications, Research Report 370, Department for Education and Skills (0845 602 2260)
Links: Report (pdf) | Brief (pdf)
Date: 2002-Sep
Research found that almost a quarter of homeless people have GCSE (General Certificate of Education) qualifications, one in 12 have a degree, and one in 20 have a professional qualification.
Source: Press release 28.8.02, Crisis (020 7015 1800)
Links: Press release
Date: 2002-Aug
A research review found strong evidence of a link between years of education and level of qualification and better health, both physical and mental.
Source: Cathie Hammond, Learning to be Healthy, Research Brief RCB07, Department for Education and Skills (0845 602 2260)
Links: Brief (pdf)
Date: 2002-Aug
Researchers examined the way learning affects people's health and well-being, their family lives and their engagement in civic activity.
Source: Tom Schuller, Angela Brassett-Grundy, Andy Green, Cathie Hammond and John Preston, Learning, Continuity and Change in Adult Life, Research Brief RCB06, Department for Education and Skills (0845 602 2260)
Links: Brief (pdf)
Date: 2002-Aug
A research review found the financial returns to those with further education qualifications vary markedly according to both social class and the subject studied.
Source: A. Chevalier and G. Conlon, Rates of Return to Qualifications: A Summary of Recent Evidence, Council for Industry and Higher Education (020 7833 9712)
Links: Summary
See also: Journal of Social Policy Volume 31/2, Digest 122 (paragraph 3.8)
Date: 2002-May
A new book challenged the view that more educational spending automatically leads to greater economic success.
Source: A. Wolf, Does Education Matter?, Penguin (fax: 020 8757 4030)
Links: Summary
Date: 2002-May
