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Community Journalism ;-) Angels just starting off - good to talk to Brighton & Hove. Eliz try via twitter: http://twitter.com/BrightonHoveCC See how they're developing. Angels could have a tater for Journalism. You could link this to Literacy, persuasive text, etc. ;-) So Angels could do courses and link these "revisions" to filming, documentary projects to do social action ;-) fundraising ;-)

I'm sure Michelle will join, if you keep putting stuff on that interests her! There are similarities between what the authors are saying and family learning. In the same way that you can't just put a roof on a homeless person's head and simply expect them to stay there, you can't just put someone into a family learning class either. That's where CLP comes in, with our holistic approach!!

this is a fab post Eliz, about how to track conversations by people who you follow or topics - see hashtags bookmark. This is possible through the tools on the page.

The Negative Impact of Employee Poor Personal Financial Behaviors on Employers Author: E. Thomas Garman, Irene E. Leech and John E. Grable This article demonstrates that there are substantial costs to employers caused by the stresses associated with poor personal financial behaviors of employees. Approximately 15% of workers in the United States are currently experiencing stress from poor financial behaviors to the extent that it negatively impacts their productivity. The proportion of workers experiencing financial problems that negatively impact productivity for a single employer could range as high as 40 to 50% depending upon certain factors. The costs of reduced employee productivity because of poor personal financial behaviors are substantial. The full extent of the costs to employers is unknown. Key Words: absenteeism, employee assistance program, employee productivity, personal financial behavior, stress, substance abuse

inancial Stress and Absenteeism: An Empirically Derived Model Author: Jinhee Kim and E. Thomas Garman This paper examines the relationship between financial stress and absenteeism. A conceptual model was derived from a Health Promotion Model and empirically tested to investigate relationships among determinants (individual characteristics), stress (financial stress), physical and psychological responses (organizational commitment and health), and absenteeism. Using data from white-collar workers at an insurance company in three midwestern states, this research determined that financial stress was negatively related to organizational commitment and was positively associated with absenteeism. Employers might consider offering workplace financial education programs to reduce absenteeism. Key words: financial stress, absenteeism, Work

12 stream aggregators! -for twitter