{"id":492,"date":"2026-09-04T14:49:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T13:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/escldportal\/?page_id=492"},"modified":"2026-09-17T13:23:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T12:23:37","slug":"research-reports","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/escldportal\/home\/research-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Research relevant to the CLD Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"builder-section-text_11\" class=\"builder-section-first builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<h3 class=\"builder-text-section-title\">\n        Research relevant to the CLD Sector    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"328\">Explore a curated list of current research documents relevant to Community Learning and Development and the thematic areas in which it interacts with. These resources provide practitioners and leaders with valuable insights to inform and shape their practice.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"409\">This section is updated regularly with new sections and is tailored based on stakeholder feedback.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"409\">Note: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">This area is still under development<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_33\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-2 layout-6\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<h3 class=\"builder-text-section-title\">\n        CLD Specific Reports and Research    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_33-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/learning-life-report-independent-review-community-learning-development-cld\/\">Learning: For All. For Life. A report from the Independent Review of Community Learning and Development (CLD) &#8211; gov.scot<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_33-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_94\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-2 layout-6\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<h3 class=\"builder-text-section-title\">\n        International Research    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_94-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><big><small><strong>Country Specific Research and Reports<\/strong><\/small><\/big><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_94-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><strong>Global &amp; Intracontinental Research and Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_176\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-last builder-text-columns-2 layout-6\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<h3 class=\"builder-text-section-title\">\n        Thematic Areas    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_176-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><strong>English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_176-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><strong>Digital<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/audit.scot\/publications\/tackling-digital-exclusion\">Tackling digital exclusion | Audit Scotland<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-3\" id=\"builder-section-text_176-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><strong>Anti-Poverty<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrf.org.uk\/poverty-in-scotland-2025\">Poverty in Scotland 2025 | Joseph Rowntree Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-4\" id=\"builder-section-text_176-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><strong>Economy and Employment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/publichealthscotland.scot\/publications\/young-people-economic-inactivity-and-mental-health\/\">Young people, economic inactivity and mental health &#8211; Publications &#8211; Public Health Scotland<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-5\" id=\"builder-section-text_176-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><strong>Literacies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-6\" id=\"builder-section-text_176-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><strong>UNCRC, Learner Participation and Voice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.togetherscotland.org.uk\/resources-and-networks\/state-of-childrens-rights-reports\/\">State of Childrens Rights reports | Together Scotland<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-7\" id=\"builder-section-text_176-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><strong>Anti-Racism in Education<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research relevant to the CLD Sector Explore a curated list of current research documents relevant to Community Learning and Development and the thematic areas in which it interacts with. 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