Research
Research in the Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies (LLAKES).
The LLAKES Centre has been conducting research since 2008, supported by an ESRC Centre Grant until 2018, and subsequently by ESRC Legacy Funding and other grants.
Ongoing research
- The LLAKES legacy Grant. Led by: Andy Green. LLAKES received ESRC legacy funding for three years from May 2019 to contribute towards the continuation of LLAKES as an ESRC-branded centre that builds on the impact of its existing research and develops this research in new ways which will deliver new impacts.
- Educational Choices and Social Interactions. Reassessing Educational Strategies in a Divided Society. Led by: Nicola Pensiero. This project examines the impact of parental socio-economic status on subject choice for GCSE exams and the decision to pursue A-levels. It assesses whether the expected social and economic returns vary between children of different social backgrounds.
- The Education for Democracy Index: Measuring and assessing the democratic performance of education systems. Led by: Jan Germen Janmaat. The proposed research has three aims. Firstly, it aims to develop an education for democracy index (EDI) using existing data sources from European countries. This index will measure in a comprehensive way how - and how well - a country's education system promotes democratic values and competencies.
Past research
- Increasing and Evaluating Student Impact in Knowledge and Learning Exchange (ISIKLE)
- Training, Skills and Skills Utilisation
- Youth and Covid (YEAH)
- Post-16 Educational Trajectories and Social Inequalities in Political Engagement
- ASEM Education and Research Hub for Lifelong Learning (ASEM-LLL Hub)
- Job Quality in the 21st Century