What's in a Name? Categorising "Disadvantaged Older Workers"

Autor/in	Meyers, Rebecca
Titel	What's in a Name? Categorising "Disadvantaged Older Workers"
Quelle	In: International Journal of Training Research, 14 (2016) 2, S.131-144 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1448-0220
DOI	10.1080/14480220.2016.1200240
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Disadvantaged; Older Workers; Classification; Unemployment; Semiskilled Workers; Unskilled Workers; Employment Potential; Self Esteem; Barriers; Job Training; Job Search Methods; Qualitative Research; Phenomenology; Semi Structured Interviews; Employee Attitudes; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Älterer Arbeitnehmer; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Arbeitslosigkeit; Semi-skilled worker; Semi-skilled workers; Semiskilled worker; Ungelernter Arbeitnehmer; Angelernter Arbeitnehmer; Unskilled worker; Hilfsarbeiter; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Arbeitsplatzsuchtheorie; Qualitative Forschung; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Australien
Abstract	The institutionalised categorisation of adults who are over 55 years of age, unemployed and low-skilled as "older" and "disadvantaged" may adversely affect their employment prospects and their self-esteem. This paper reports on the findings of a study that explored the experiences of a small group of such adults; in particular, the barriers to their participation in training and jobseeking activities. The research comprised a qualitative, phenomenological approach, and used a series of semi-structured interviews to gain an insight into their reactions to such categorisation. The findings could not identify a direct link between institutionalised categorisation and self-categorisation, but indicated that those labels did not enhance their self-esteem nor increase their enthusiasm for participating in activities to increase their employability. These findings indicate for policymakers a disjunction between the possibly detrimental consequences of the institutionalised categorisation of this cohort and the need to increase their participation in the labour market. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01