Research output per year
Research output per year
Accepting PhD Students
Research activity per year
Currently Writing:
Currently Researching:
Selected papers:
Simpson, A., McKechnie, J. & Hobbs (2018). Learning in work: perceptions from working teenagers. Journal of Education and Work [online] DOI: 10.1080/13639080.2018.1479840
McKechnie, J., Hobbs, S. Littler, E. & Simpson, A. (2017) Finding a better way of protecting young workers. Youth & Policy. 116, 167-180.
Hobbs, S., McKechnie, J., & Simpson, A. (2016). The economic exploitation of child workers in the United Kingdom. Childhood, 24(1), 36-50. DOI: 10.1177/0907568216648665.
Hobbs, S., McKechnie, J., & Simpson, A. (2016). The Risks Faced by Adolescent Workers in the United Kingdom. Young, 24(1), 53-65. DOI: 10.1177/1103308815613685.
Simpson, A., Moffett, J., and Allan, G. (2016). What Scotland’s future workforce think about ‘Decent Work’. Decent Work in Scotland: Thematic Report 1. UWS-Oxfam Partnership. Paisley: University of the West of Scotland.
McKechnie, J., Hobbs, S., and Simpson, A. (2016, 31 May – 3 June). Living in Two Worlds: school students and the work-education relationship. Paper Presented at the Comparative Education Society in Europe (CESE) Conference, Glasgow, Scotland.
McKechnie, J., Hobbs, S., and Simpson, A. (2016, 22-24 June). Action and inaction regarding child employment in Britain: payment and policy. Paper Presented at the Children and Young People in a Changing World: Action, Agency and Participation Conference, Liverpool, England.
Areas of interest for development:
Workers Unions, Youth organisations, Youth Employment and Entertainment Organisations, Secondary schools, Primary schools, Careers and Employability organisations, Local Authorities, Government and Government Agencies, Children and Young People’s Commissioners, Fair Work Convention, International Labour Organisation, NGO’s, Third Sector Organisations, Charities, Businesses.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to conference › Other
Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
Research output: Book/Report › Book
Zihms, S. (Speaker), Hatin, B. (Speaker) & Simpson, A. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Simpson, A. (Chair)
Activity: Membership › Membership of board
Simpson, A. (Visiting researcher)
Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
Simpson, A. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Simpson, A. (Member)
Activity: Membership › Membership of network
Simpson, A., Moffett, J. & Allan, G.
11/05/16
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research