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CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
STUDY OBJECTIVES
APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY FOR LITERATURE REVIEW
STUDY LIMITATIONS
STRUCTURE OF REPORT
CHAPTER TWO: THE NEET GROUP - CHARACTERISTICS And DIFFICULTIES FACED
INTRODUCTION
NEET STATISTICS
NEET GROUPS - CHARACTERISTICS AND DIFFICULTIES FACED
CHAPTER THREE: POLICY OVERVIEW
INTRODUCTION
SCOTTISH POLICY CONTEXT
POLICY PROGRAMMES AND INITIATIVES IN SCOTLAND
POLICY PROGRAMMES AND INITIATIVES IN ENGLAND/ UK
CHAPTER FOUR: NEET POLICY EFFECTIVENESS
INTRODUCTION
GENERAL POLICY EFFECTIVENESS
POLICY EFFECTIVENESS - EMPLOYABILITY POLICIES
POLICY EFFECTIVENESS - IAG POLICIES
POLICY EFFECTIVENESS - FINANCIAL SUPPORT POLICIES
POLICY EFFECTIVENESS - WIDENING CHOICES AT PRE-16
POLICY EFFECTIVENESS - POST SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT: FE AND HE POLICIES
POLICY EFFECTIVENESS FROM THE NEET SUB-GROUP PERSPECTIVE
SHARING PRACTICE: SCOTLAND AND THE REST OF THE UK
CHAPTER FIVE: SUGGESTED FURTHER RESEARCH: PRIORITIES FOR THE FUTURE
FUTURE RESEARCH
SUGGESTED PRIORITIES FOR FUTURE RESEARCH
FURTHER EVALUATION STUDIES - QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
FURTHER EVALUATION STUDIES - THEMES FOR FURTHER RESEARCH
UNDERSTANDING THE NEET GROUP
'JOINED-UP' POLICY FORMULATION
EARLY INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORT
SHARING PRACTICE
APPENDICES - Literature Review Findings
APPENDIX 1 - NEET sub-groups
APPENDIX 2 - DATA ON NEET SUB-GROUPS
APPENDIX 3 - SPECIFIC POLICY INTERVENTIONS - SCOTLAND
APPENDIX 4 - SPECIFIC POLICY INTERVENTIONS - ENGLAND
APPENDIX 5 - BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX 6 - STAKEHOLDERS CONSULTED
APPENDIX 7 - REPORT ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK
APPENDIX 8 - LITERATURE OVERVIEW

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