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Direct linkTakashi Yamashita; Donnette Narine; Wonmai Punksungka; Jenna W. Kramer; Rita Karam; Phyllis A. Cummins – Grantee Submission, 2023
Volunteering, STEM education and occupation, and information-processing skills such as literacy, numeracy, and digital problem-solving skills are important indicators of a nation's well-being as they represent civic engagement, economic development, and the human capital of the population. Although these critical social indicators have been…
Descriptors: Volunteers, STEM Education, Information Skills, Cognitive Processes
Geleana Drew Alston; Takashi Yamashita; Ramon B. Goings; Leah Katherine Saal – Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, 2023
Our study of the nationally representative data of adult populations from the 2012/2014/2017 Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) provides essential information on the roles of information processing skills (literacy skills) in the context of social, cultural, and political participation among Black women and men…
Descriptors: Adults, Political Attitudes, Literacy, Adult Literacy
Takashi Yamashita; Wonmai Punksungka; Phyllis A. Cummins – Grantee Submission, 2022
This chapter discusses three main topics: (1) volunteer as a form of civic engagement, (2) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), and (3) basic skills including literacy, numeracy and digital problem-solving skills. Volunteering, STEM background, and basic skills are important social and economic indicators of societies. Yet,…
Descriptors: Volunteers, Citizen Participation, STEM Education, Educational Background
