Sites ofthe week 26th November

Here is the latest update of social science sites of the week  

  

Still adding covid updates to the blog 

http://socialsciencecurrentwareness.blogspot.com/  

  

This week more on higher education and social mobility.  

IFS has produced a wide ranging report covering which universities   

facilitate the greatest social mobility. Outcomes are examined by different provider and subject area.   

Using the longitudinal education outcomes (LEO) dataset it derives a mobility rate from the number of students who were eligible for free school meals on access and outcomes (mainly in terms of earnings) Findings included: many Russell Group universities were very selective and admitted fewer free school meals children but those who did graduate achieved greater success. Most successful areas were law computing and economics  

 

HESA   

Also released this week: Graduate earnings premiums in the UK  

Which considers the question - How have changes in higher education participation and degree class awards impacted graduate earnings?  

It argues that as the number of graduates in the workforce has increased the premium of extra wages they achieve over non graduates has fallen (from 17% for a 1970 birth cohort to 10% for 1990) and the class of degree has become more important.  

   

A new Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) report  

Hidden Voices: Graduate Perspectives on the Student Loan System in England - is based on interviews with a mix of pre-2012 regime graduates and more recent graduates . It shows concerns about the levels of debt finding  that graduates experience student loan debt as a burden, and that both the size of the debt and the way it can grow as interest accrues contribute to anxiety. 

see more HE related materials on our scoop it page  

https://www.scoop.it/topic/higher-education-news-for-libraries-and-librarians

 

data skills modules online interactive self-learning courses based on Uk archive datasets which provide introductions to commonly used types of data  

Each module takes between 90 minutes and three hours to complete, On finishing the module a certificate of completion can be downloaded . Currently available: 

   

·         Introduction to survey data  

·         Introduction to longitudinal data  

·         Introduction to aggregate data  

·         Exploring crime surveys with R   

  

African Kingdoms Timeline  

A new teaching and learning timeline produced by British Museum staff which includes dates of African Kingdoms plus images of the stunning material culture they produced throughout history.  

CILIP LQBT plus webinar how to be a good ally to trans, non-binary and gender variant people  

A recording of an event for library and information professionals which I attended this week as part of trans awareness week and would recommend to anyone. Includes fascinating facts on the long history of the pronoun They , as well as practical tips applicable to everyone on inclusive practice.

  

ILO Employment Policy Gateway: The Knowledge platform on country-level employment policies and youth employment strategiesnew global database on national employment policies  from the international Labour Organisation. It includes legislation, case studies and examples of programmes directed to promoting youth employment and eradicating unemployment worldwide.  

  

Canmore  

Historic Environment Scotland, maintains this useful searchable   

catalogue of entries for archaeological sites, buildings, industry and maritime heritage in Scotland. It also Includes the ability to view online stunning digital images the galleries include collections of aerial photographs castles and archaeological features of stunning landscapes 

  

 Southeast Asian Newspapers  

An  Open Access Collection of Titles Digitized Under Global Press Archive CRL Alliance Center for Research Libraries (CRL) and East View Information Services   

Comprises : 65 publications, including: Gia định báo (the first Vietnamese newspaper, published in Saigon from 1865–1910), Nagara vatta (the first Cambodian-language newspaper), and Bramartani (a weekly newspaper from Surakarka, Indonesia), among others. coverage mainly 1860s-1979.  


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