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Waddell et al., 2008
Moderately relevant. Vocational
rehabilitation for people with a range of
conditions. Appropriate methods used.
Lounds-Taylor et al., 2012
Moderately relevant…Vocational supports
for young people with autism. Included
studies of poor quality and limited to on
the job supports. Appropriate methods
used.
Mawn et al., 2017
Highly relevant review. Appropriate
methods used, included studies were of
low quality and limited in scope and
findings.
What Works Centre for Local
Economic Growth, 2015
Highly relevant topic area, possibly old at
2015, appropriate methods used.
South Australia Centre for
Economic Studies, 2008
Highly relevant topic area, studies are
likely to be old at 2009. Appropriate
methods used.
Theme 2. The mental health
of young people
Lloyd and Waghorn, 2007
Moderate relevance to review.
Interventions for young people with
psychiatric disabilities. Adequate search
strategy but no QA of included studies
Hart et al., 2020
Highly relevant to this review,
employment supports for the UK and
Ireland contexts. High quality systematic
review methods used. High reliability of
results.
Mansfield et al., 2016
Narrow topic area,. but highly relevant to
this review. High quality systematic
review. Appropriate methods used.
Included studies were limited in their
study designs/
Theme 3. Changes to
assessment, learning
and qualifying
CIPD, 2021 Highly relevant to this review topic area.
Limited reliability of results., Mixed
methods literature review of Desk based
research with expert views insights., Non
systematic review may be biased in study
selections. Results are emerging practice,
rather than effectiveness of interventions.
Theme 4. Inequalities,
disadvantaged young people
and NEETs
Nelson et al., 2013
Lester, et al., 2020
Moderate to low relevance to this review.
Partial review of reviews from a larger
systematic review.
Newton et al., 2020
Highly relevant to this review. Rapid
evidence review. Clear and consistent QA
of included programmes. Appropriate
methods used.
Theme 5. Delayed transitions,
access to higher education
and life-long learnings
reforms
Social Ventures, 2018
Highly relevant to this review.
Appropriate methods used, however
results were inconclusive
Nelson and O'Donnell, 2012
Highly relevant to this review.
Appropriate methods used. Includes high
quality studies.
Mann, et al., 2020b
Moderate relevance. Not a review of
effectiveness of interventions. Views and
experiences of young people's aspirations
and to what extent these are realised.
Population PISA participating countries.
Appropriate methods used
Hagell et al., 2019
Highly relevant to this review, not a
systematic review, however, but broad
literature "ground clearing exercise", so
not exhaustive search for studies., nor QA
Theme 6. The 'stressed'
condition of FE Sector
Fletcher-Wood and Zucollo, 2020
Highly relevant to this theme, and review.
Systematic review of RCTs. Authors
suggest more follow up data needed.