Geoff Mason
Biographic Data
| ID | 3979178 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Geoff Mason |
| GIVEN NAMES | Geoff |
| FAMILY NAME | Mason |
| SIGNATURE | MASON G |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Institute of Economic and Social Research |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Higher education, initial vocational education and training and continuing education and training: Where should the balance lie
This paper reviews evidence on two serious imbalances in the UK education and training system: The heavy bias in public spending on initial education and training (for 18–24-year olds) towards higher education at the expense of further education and vocational education and training.The very weak government support for continuing education and training (for adults aged 25-plus) compared to that provided for initial education and training for new …
Does Student Loan Debt Deter Higher Education Participation? New Evidence from England
Research among prospective UK undergraduates in 2002 found that some students, especially from low social classes, were deterred from applying to university because of fear of debt. This article investigates whether this is still the case today in England despite the changing higher education landscape since 2002. The article describes findings from a 2015 survey of prospective undergraduates and compares them with those from the 2002 study. We f…
Former Refugees and Community Resilience: Papering Over' Domestic Violence
The efforts of new, former refugee communities to grow their legitimacy as citizens often in hostile host environments puts community needs at odds with individual needs. From an analysis of interviews with service providers across two states in Australia, and borrowing the concept of ‘papering over’, we demonstrate how these tensions impact on women in these communities building resilience to domestic violence. Despite community being vital for …
Employability skills initiatives in higher education: What effects do they have on graduate labour market outcomes?
The present paper makes use of detailed information gathered at university department level, combined with graduate survey data, to assess the impact of different kinds of employability skills initiative on graduate labour market performance. We find that structured work experience and employer involvement in degree course design and delivery have clear positive effects on the ability of graduates to secure employment in ‘graduate‐level’ jobs. Ho…
Production Supervisors in Britain, Germany and the United States: Back from the Dead Again
The recent diffusion of ‘lean production’ work practices and various forms of team-working in manufacturing industry has revived old arguments about the likely decline of production supervisors. These issues are here submitted to empirical scrutiny through a detailed comparison of the skills and utilisation of supervisors in the British, German and American engineering industries. The threatened demise of supervisors is found to be exaggerated ye…
Productivité, qualité et compétences: Une comparaison européenne
Geoff Mason, Bart van Ark and Karin Wagner, Produktivität, Qualität und berufliche Qualifikationen. Ein europäischer Vergleich. Dieser Beitrag berichtet über einen detaillierten Vergleich der Produktivität, der technischen Ausstattung und der Berufsqualifikationen entsprechender Stichproben innerhalb der Lebensmittelindustrie (Biskuits) in Großbritannien, Deutschland, den Niederlanden und Frankreich. Bei diesem Vergleich haben die Autoren explizi…
Does Student Loan Debt Deter Higher Education Participation? New Evidence from England
Research among prospective UK undergraduates in 2002 found that some students, especially from low social classes, were deterred from applying to university because of fear of debt. This article investigates whether this is still the case today in England despite the changing higher education landscape since 2002. The article describes findings from a 2015 survey of prospective undergraduates and compares them with those from the 2002 study. We f…
Production Supervisors in Britain, Germany and the United States: Back from the Dead Again
The recent diffusion of ‘lean production’ work practices and various forms of team-working in manufacturing industry has revived old arguments about the likely decline of production supervisors. These issues are here submitted to empirical scrutiny through a detailed comparison of the skills and utilisation of supervisors in the British, German and American engineering industries. The threatened demise of supervisors is found to be exaggerated ye…
Former Refugees and Community Resilience: Papering Over' Domestic Violence
The efforts of new, former refugee communities to grow their legitimacy as citizens often in hostile host environments puts community needs at odds with individual needs. From an analysis of interviews with service providers across two states in Australia, and borrowing the concept of ‘papering over’, we demonstrate how these tensions impact on women in these communities building resilience to domestic violence. Despite community being vital for …
Productivité, qualité et compétences: Une comparaison européenne
Geoff Mason, Bart van Ark and Karin Wagner, Produktivität, Qualität und berufliche Qualifikationen. Ein europäischer Vergleich. Dieser Beitrag berichtet über einen detaillierten Vergleich der Produktivität, der technischen Ausstattung und der Berufsqualifikationen entsprechender Stichproben innerhalb der Lebensmittelindustrie (Biskuits) in Großbritannien, Deutschland, den Niederlanden und Frankreich. Bei diesem Vergleich haben die Autoren explizi…
Productivité, qualité et compétences: Une comparaison européenne
Geoff Mason, Bart van Ark and Karin Wagner, Produktivität, Qualität und berufliche Qualifikationen. Ein europäischer Vergleich. Dieser Beitrag berichtet über einen detaillierten Vergleich der Produktivität, der technischen Ausstattung und der Berufsqualifikationen entsprechender Stichproben innerhalb der Lebensmittelindustrie (Biskuits) in Großbritannien, Deutschland, den Niederlanden und Frankreich. Bei diesem Vergleich haben die Autoren explizi…
Production Supervisors in Britain, Germany and the United States: Back from the Dead Again
The recent diffusion of ‘lean production’ work practices and various forms of team-working in manufacturing industry has revived old arguments about the likely decline of production supervisors. These issues are here submitted to empirical scrutiny through a detailed comparison of the skills and utilisation of supervisors in the British, German and American engineering industries. The threatened demise of supervisors is found to be exaggerated ye…
Employability skills initiatives in higher education: What effects do they have on graduate labour market outcomes?
The present paper makes use of detailed information gathered at university department level, combined with graduate survey data, to assess the impact of different kinds of employability skills initiative on graduate labour market performance. We find that structured work experience and employer involvement in degree course design and delivery have clear positive effects on the ability of graduates to secure employment in ‘graduate‐level’ jobs. Ho…
Former Refugees and Community Resilience: Papering Over' Domestic Violence
The efforts of new, former refugee communities to grow their legitimacy as citizens often in hostile host environments puts community needs at odds with individual needs. From an analysis of interviews with service providers across two states in Australia, and borrowing the concept of ‘papering over’, we demonstrate how these tensions impact on women in these communities building resilience to domestic violence. Despite community being vital for …
Does Student Loan Debt Deter Higher Education Participation? New Evidence from England
Research among prospective UK undergraduates in 2002 found that some students, especially from low social classes, were deterred from applying to university because of fear of debt. This article investigates whether this is still the case today in England despite the changing higher education landscape since 2002. The article describes findings from a 2015 survey of prospective undergraduates and compares them with those from the 2002 study. We f…
Higher education, initial vocational education and training and continuing education and training: Where should the balance lie
This paper reviews evidence on two serious imbalances in the UK education and training system: The heavy bias in public spending on initial education and training (for 18–24-year olds) towards higher education at the expense of further education and vocational education and training.The very weak government support for continuing education and training (for adults aged 25-plus) compared to that provided for initial education and training for new …
Political science (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Higher education (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Higher Education and Employability (2 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (2 works)